The junior, 16, was charged with making terroristic threats after a teacher discovered a list that included the names of three students and a school administrator.
Another name on the list was Chuck Norris, said Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Pennsauken police said they were unsure if the name referred to the actor and martial-arts expert.
The actor - best known for his TV role in Walker, Texas Ranger, and a supporter of former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee - is an outspoken advocate of building discipline in high schools by teaching students karate.
Pennsauken police found no weapons on the student or in his locker, Superintendent James Chapman said in a statement. After his arrest, the boy was suspended and released to his parents.
Last month, seven Pennsauken students were arrested after tires on about 40 district buses were slashed, Link said.
Six other students have been accused of pulling false fire alarms, she said. The board is investigating whether some were bribed or bullied into doing so, she said. Fifteen have been pulled since Jan. 1.
Last month, several students approached the school board "begging for help," Link said.
"Their education is being disrupted," she said. "The administration is trying to solve the problem, but I don't know why the children aren't getting the message."
The hit list and the arrest were a big topic yesterday at the school, which has an enrollment of 1,732. Students, including some acquainted with the junior, said they didn't believe any serious threat had been intended, but supported the administration's actions.
Victor Orio, 17, a junior, said he viewed the recent incidents not as a control problem at the high school but as "kids crying out for attention."
