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 schools accountable for their actions.
Rise in students making threats of violence to Polk schools, 24 arrested
Polk County Public Schools has seen an alarming increase in students making online threats to either bomb or shoot up a school. In the first 28 days of school there have been 24 students arrested.
Maryland teen arrested in connection to D.C. school threats, police say
On Friday morning, police arrested a 15-year-old boy from Brandywine, Md., in connection with the threats, D.C. police said in a news release. The teen — who was not named by po
Student arrested, charged with threats at N. Charleston high school
Stockton student brings gun to high school campus, arrest made
A 14-year-old Stockton student was arrested after he brought a gun to his high school campus, according to the Stockton Police Department. On Friday, SPD was dispatched to a school in the 2000 Block of West Lane,
Bryant police arrest 5 elementary school students after threats
Five students from Parkway Elementary School in Bryant were arrested on Friday after police said they made threats of violence against the school. The students, who were 10 and 11 years old, are accused of making threats against school employees and students,
2 students arrested after making threats at Rutherford High School on Friday, officials say
Two students were arrested Friday, one for lying about a potential threat, the other for threatening violence via text, officials say.
DC teen charged with allegedly making threats against schools
A D.C. teenager is allegedly behind several threats made toward local schools. FOX 5's Josh Rosenthal reports from Northwest with concerns from investigators and parents.
Police: Scituate middle school student arrested after alleged online threat
While police do not believe there is an active threat, they have increased security at all Scituate schools on Friday.
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24 Polk County students arrested for written threats since start of 2024 school year, authorities say
The Polk County School System is holding a press conference Thursday morning with Sheriff Grady Judd on school safety and ...
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How Tampa Bay area schools are responding to an increasing number of threats
Several counties are emphasizing how seriously threats are being taken and highlighting their added security measures.
Polk schools reverse policy barring youngest students from bringing own lunches, water
Polk County Public Schools cited airborne allergies in adopting a policy that barred students under 5 from bringing food or ...
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Polk Co. superintendent, sheriff on school threats
Polk County Superintendent Fred Heid and Sheriff Grady Judd spoke on school safety and recent arrests for student threats in ...
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School shooting threats break out in FL; districts, sheriffs issue warnings
Amid a spate of school shooting threats less than a month into a new school year, Florida school districts are reminding ...