Waltham school temporarily bans backpacks, increases police presence after online shooting threat
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17-year-old arrested for bringing replica gun onto Waltham school grounds, police say
The gun scare comes just one day after two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at a Georgia high school.
Police tighten security at Waltham schools after threats
Security measures will be increased at Waltham’s McDevitt Middle School on Monday after multiple threats about a potential shooting were made on the social media app Snapchat over the weekend, officials said.
Gun threat made to Newburyport schools on Snapchat, police say
Newburyport police investigated a threat made against Nock Middle School on Snapchat about a student bringing a gun to the school, the police department announced. At around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, police learned of the threat and opened an investigation,
Wellington school district threat found on Snapchat
The Wellington school district says there is no immediate threat to its schools after a high school student sent out a Snapchat message about a possible threat.
Increased police presence at Waltham middle school after Snapchat shooting threat
There was an increased police presence Monday at a middle school in Waltham, Massachusetts, following online threats of a potential school shooting. Waltham Public Schools Superintendent Marisa Mendonsa confirmed Sunday that administrators were made aware of multiple threats that were made via Snapchat regarding a potential shooting at McDevitt Middle School.
Sioux City School District investigating Snapchat social media threats
The Sioux City Community School District is investigating a nonspecific social media threat that was circulating among North Middle School students and well as West High School families on Snapchat Tuesday morning.
Dixon police: Increased presence Monday at 3 schools in wake of potential Snapchat threats
Several Dixon Police Department marked squad vehicles and officers will be present beginning Monday at Madison Elementary, Reagan Middle and Dixon High schools in response to potentially threatening Snapchat messages that surfaced last week,
Waltham police identify source of school threat that prompted added security
The Waltham Police Department identified the source of a threat posted to social media over the weekend, the school district said. Marisa Mendonsa, superintendent of Waltham Public Schools, wrote in a letter to families that the source of the threat was a juvenile student from Waltham.
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