Hurd reported to the school district that a student, who was Somali and a Muslim, had threatened to kill his dog. Hurd said that students at Tech had taunted his dog before, but he apparently wasn't concerned by the taunting. However, he felt that he needed to leave the school after the threat was made against Emmitt and he was told about it. Hurd, who wants to teach special education, was to complete 50 hours of student training at the school; however, the last 10 hours of his training were waived, and he will finish his hours ouside the high school setting.