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.
Chicago-area schools face wave of violent threats as new school year begins, leading to lockdowns and remote learning
Threats of violence have sparked chaos at dozens of schools in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs since the beginning of the school year, leading to lockdowns, security screenings and days of
St. Louis-area schools, police overwhelmed by alarming rise in school threats
Authorities in the St. Louis region say the alarming increase in schools threats are draining resources, both from schools and police agencies who respond.
Teen makes social media threat towards multiple schools across different parishes
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LSP warns against violent threats made against schools
The Louisiana State Police, federal and local agencies state individuals guilty of making threats against schools are committing felony crimes. They emphasize that “making false threats against schools is not only dangerous but also illegal.
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, ...
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 ...
Another Riverside teen girl arrested as school threats spread 'like wildfire'
Police in Riverside arrested a 15-year-old girl Wednesday who they said made violent threats on social media against Ramona ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oklahoma's disturbing spike in school threats reflects national trend: What to know
In one week, more than 20 Oklahoma schools canceled class or increased police after receiving threats. Experts say it's a ...
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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, ...
Carson middle school target of 2 threats in one week; parents, students concerned
Parents and students at Stephen M. White Middle School in Carson are concerned, after the school received multiple threats of ...