Schools Respond to Surge of Threats After Georgia School Shooting
Bomb threats, copycats, and pranks—some from outside the United States—have disrupted schools across the nation.
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, local and federal law enforcement officials said Friday.
Georgia school shooting may have been an "impetus" for Pittsburgh-area threats, FBI says
Social media threats have targeted more than a dozen Pittsburgh-area school districts, resulting in lockdowns, closures and a student facing charges.
Austin-area school districts see rise in threats. Officials say each one will be investigated.
Ten local districts teamed up for a news conference Friday to discuss how they’re responding to the recent rise in violent threats. School leaders are asking families to help their children understand the impact of making threats.
Woman charged with calling in shooting threat to N.J school
A 28-year-old Atlantic County woman was arrested at her home after authorities said she called in a shooting threat to a school in Cape May County on Thursday. The Corbin City resident was charged with creating a false public alarm,
New Mexico Attorney General calls for tougher penalties for school threats
School started just last month and there has already been a spike in lockdowns over students making threats. The state’s top law enforcement officer is now calling on lawmakers to increase penalties.
Threats rise nationwide in the weeks after the Georgia school shooting
Law enforcement and school officials say school shooting threats have skyrocketed since the Apalachee High School tragedy, leading to lockdowns, school closures and juvenile arrests nationwide.
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3 more Putnam County students accused of making school threats on Thursday
Dozens of school threats have been reported since a deadly school shooting at a Georgia high school earlier this month, ...
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On the heels of Georgia high school shooting, Collier County school officials provide update
Officials said so far this school year four students have been arrested for either posting an online threat or bringing a ...
Bacon County-Thomasville (Georgia) game canceled due to threats via social media
According to a press release by the Bacon County Board of Education (Georgia), the Bacon County-Thomasville game has been ...
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 ...
Two dozen Florida school students arrested after allegedly making threats since start of academic year
Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to ...
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St. Louis-area schools, police overwhelmed by alarming rise in school threats
We will find you and hold you accountable.” Johnson noted that the FBI has observed a rise in hoax threats nationwide since ...
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School threats abound in Florida. Here’s how parents can help kids
A wave of threats have rocked schools across the country since a Georgia high school shooting earlier this month left four ...
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 ...
A funeral mass is held for a teen boy killed in a Georgia high school shooting
A fourth and final funeral was held Friday more than two weeks after a shooting at a Georgia high school. Roughly 600 ...