A Surge of Violent School Threats Creates a Communication Crisis for Districts
As schools face a widespread surge in violent threats, districts have rushed to respond through parent meetings, local press appearances, and videos of students urging their peers to be careful what they post online.
Maryland teen arrested in connection to D.C. school threats, police say
A 15-year-old boy from Brandywine, Md., has been charged with making threats to kidnap or injure a person. A 15-year-old Maryland teen was arrested Friday after D.C. police said he used social media to threaten several schools in the District.
Hays CISD school threats: Sixth student charged
A sixth Hays CISD student has been arrested and charged for allegedly making a school shooting threat against two middle schools.
Threats prompt closure of Connecticut school districts on Friday
Three Connecticut school districts were closed on Friday due to online threats. Officials said classes at public schools in Bristol, Bridgeport, and Torrington were canceled out of an abundance of caution.
Two Warren Township students arrested for making threats against schools, records show
Two Warren Township students ages, 12 and 15, were arrested after allegedly making school threats online. A third threat was also investigated.
Ellicott School District 22 sends students home early after noncredible threats
Students were sent home early today in Ellicott School District 22 in eastern El Paso County. The sheriff's office says it was a precautionary move based on an unknown threat.
Beaufort Co. student charged with making school threat after weeks of statewide chaos
The Beaufort-area student is one of 21 juveniles charged for the recent wave of school shooting threats in South Carolina, according to state police.
Police investigating threats on TikTok against Lancaster County school district
The threat, which was circulating social media Thursday night, is being investigated by the West Lampeter Police Department, the same department that locked down a school Thursday morning for a reported active shooter.
Waccamaw High School student who threatened to burn school down told investigators it was a joke
A Waccamaw High School student has been charged after making a social media post late Thursday night saying they were going to burn down the school, the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said. This is the most recent in a string of threats against Georgetown County schools.
School districts team up with police for threats
A sixth Hays CISD student has been arrested and charged for allegedly making a school shooting threat against two middle schools.
Amid an increase in school threats, officials calling for harsher consequences - "There has to be some price paid."
After being the target of threats twice in the last week, some in Woodland Hills want to see harsher punishment for those ...
Children, parents charged as police crack down on school threats: 'They think this is funny'
The number of threats of violence against area schools has risen to the dozens as school safety concerns spike nationwide, ...
Teen accused in school threats appears in juvenile court
A 15-year-old accused of making threats against a Memphis school that put the entire district on lockdown was in juvenile ...
Threats made against Pine-Richland School District deemed to be swatting calls from Australia
The FBI and Northern Regional Police Department have learned that two threats made against the district originated from ...
Donna Vickroy: Are school safety threats the new normal? Onus is on kids — and parents — to take action
The community is the hero in Tinley Park, Elgin, Joliet and many other Chicago-area towns, where alert and responsive kids ...
21 Juveniles Charged With Making School Threats in South Carolina
The charges are part of a sprawling investigation into more than 60 threats targeting schools in 23 counties since a mass ...
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School threats strain law enforcement resources in Pennsylvania
School threats in the Susquehanna Valley and across Pennsylvania are not only causing emotional distress for students, ...
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School Threats Reported at Two Wausau-Area Schools
Threatening messages were reported at Horace Mann Middle School in Wausau and the D.C. Everest Middle School in Weston this ...
Virginia schools part of national wave of school threats
Schools in at least 35 cities or counties across Virginia have been targeted in social media or direct threats since the ...