UPDATE: Teen reportedly arrested after threatening to ‘shoot up’ Ohio school
An Ohio school system canceled all classes Wednesday morning after a student reportedly threatened to “shoot up” a local high school.
Edgewood City Schools in Butler County were canceled “due to an active threat,” school officials said.
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones told Fox 19 they received a report a student made an online threat. The student who is believed to have made the threat has been detained, Jones said.
🚨BREAKING: “A student threatened to shoot up the high school” @butlersheriff Richard Jones confirms to @FOX19 Student is detained. All Edgewood Schools closed as precaution today.
— (@StefDFOX19Now)Sep 16 2020
A 15-year-old student has been arrested, according to WLWT.
The challenge? The 15 year old only "knows" the second person from school & SnapChat, but it's stated in the incident report that the alleged second person rarely goes to school. The teen who was arrested did not have weapons in his possession. 2/3
— Kelly Rippin WLWT (@KellyRippin) September 16, 2020
“We take all threats seriously,” Jones told the station. “Parents should explain to their kids that this will be handled seriously and could result in serious ramifications. This is not a video game. This causes multiple disruptions and puts fear in the community.”
The threat was reported Tuesday night by someone who said he was on the internet with a student who made threatening comments, police said.
Butler County is north of Cincinnati.
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