Nicole Schubert did the unthinkable when she called police on her own child. After reading her son's journal the mom was heartbroken to learn that her son wanted to kill her and attack a school. Her first instinct was then to protect her child, but she knew how many lives were at stake and so she took the courageous decision of turning her own son in.
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Mom Nicole Schubert has managed to save multiple lives with her selfless decision where she turned her own son in after she feared that he might attack a school.
Almost 2 months have passed since the tragic Uvalde school shooting in Texas. The country is still grieving the loss of countless lives.
Not willing to experience another tragic school incident, this mom took a tough decision after finding her then 17-year-old son's journal while cleaning her home in 2019.
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The notebook revealed 'descriptive' plans of a killing spree which he apparently detailed beginning at home, expressing a desire to kill his own mom before unleashing an attack at his Washington State high school.
Schubert told Good Morning America it was 'devastating' to learn what her son was thinking about her, saying: "That's my child, I gave birth to him. It hurts a lot, it still hurts."
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The mom confronted her son about the journal, but her son claimed that it was 'just a story.'
Schubert called the police just hours after making the discovery, noting that although her 'first instinct' was to protect her child, she knew her son would have been 'safer in jail' if he followed through on the apparent plans in the journal.
"If there's a possibility to save even one person, one child, I think it's worth it," she said.
Schubert described having a lot of friends with children at her son's high school, and knew the situation wasn't just about her and her son, but 'hundreds of people'.
The discovery of the notebook came after she'd previously found what she believed to be a homemade pipe bomb in the teenager's room.
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After her son was arrested, he pleaded guilty to the felony charge of threatening to bomb or injury property, as well as misdemeanours for harassment.
The student completed a rehabilitation program and community services for his crime and also underwent a mental evaluation.
Mass shootings in the USA have been on the rise, so Schubert decided to share her story with the country in hopes that the parents who find themselves in similar situations will follow the same path as she did.
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"Stay in their business," she said, "even if they don't like it. They're not gonna like it, but as parents it's our job to know what our kids are doing. Just be aware, and watch for signs. Kids will normally tell you by their actions when something is wrong."
Schubert made clear she doesn't regret turning in her son because she believes she 'saved lives' with her actions, and expressed belief parents should be held accountable to a certain point in such situations.
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She explained: "Obviously we can't control our children's actions all the time, who can? But there are signs that you know something's not right... I was in his room [asking] 'what are you doing, where are you going?' all the time, and he hated it, but he's alive, and everyone's alive."
The teenager is said to not have had any issues with the law after being turned in by his mum and has since got a job and made plans to go to university.