NORWICH – A Norwich woman who allegedly threatened a school employee appeared in court on Friday with her attorney, and told the court she received an email from the employee following her arrest that sought to make amends over the confrontation.

Regina Donovan, 39, of Norwich, is charged with making a terrorist threat, a class D felony, following a conversation she had with a Norwich Middle School employee.

Though Donovan denies making the remark, prosecutors said she told a school employee she was going to, “...make it rain blood in the middle school.” The incident allegedly occurred during a heated phone conversation about her daughter being bullied.

Donovan’s Defense Attorney Douglas Drazen said within a day of the phone conversation, Donovan received an email from the employee apologizing and seeking to correct the situation.

However, the email hasn’t been submitted into evidence or received by the court, as Chenango County Judge Frank Revoir Jr., said it was improper to discuss a document that hasn’t been verified or even mentioned by defense prior to that hearing.

Regardless Drazen discussed the email and said it was completely legitimate.

“In this case, there are only two people who have knowledge of what really happened here,” said Drazen. “Within 24 hours, she received an email from the witness, retracting their statement.”