The threat of shootings and/or bombings at nearly every school across the United States has been circulating on social media. Police and school officials are urging parents to be cautious and discuss consequences of threats with their children.
There is a TikTok video circulating online that declares Friday, December 17, as a “national school shooting and bomb threat day.”
Law enforcement officials stress they have not identified any specific or credible threat.
The school district Superintendent of Albany, New York, Kaweeda G. Adams said in a letter to parents: Our intent with this communication is not to alarm you, but rather to keep you informed.
This information has been shared with law enforcement agencies at all levels. Our local authorities have indicated that they have not identified any credible threat to our schools, and that this viral Internet development is not associated with any specific school or school district locally, statewide or nationally.
Nevertheless, we are taking this matter seriously. We have taken a proactive approach by communicating with local police and discussing this topic in our safety team meetings. Out of an abundance of caution, the district has requested that law enforcement have a more visible presence at our schools Friday.
As always, please let this communication serve as a reminder that if you see something, say something. Anyone with information about a specific threat to any part of our school community should come forward immediately to a school official or trusted adult.
The Glenview Police Department is aware of a threat circulating on social media regarding school shootings and bomb threats at every school in the country on Friday, December 17, 2021. This threat does not specifically list any state or location. There is no credible….1/2 pic.twitter.com/I7cAVncp9b
— GlenviewILPD (@GlenviewILPD) December 16, 2021
