Multiple days this week, schools districts in Northeast Ohio have been targeted by social media threats.
NORTHEAST OHIO - Multiple days this week, school districts here in Northeast Ohio have been targeted by social media threats. This is happening just after the start of the school year, and just a week after high school shooting in Georgia that left Some local school districts have issued closures due to the threats.
Others have an increased police presence.TIMELINE OF THE THREATSThe building remained open with additional police.On Tuesday, Clearview Local Schools officials closed Clearview High School and Durling Middle School due to a bomb threat. Superintendent Dr. Jerome Davis said the bomb threat was made on social media Monday evening, but not noticed until Tuesday morning.What happened Thursday is just the latest in a string of similar incidents. This week alone, schools in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit, Lake and Wayne counties have received threats. The Nordonia Hills City School District confirmed the high school and middle school were targeted Wednesday by a social media hoax. As a result, Macedonia police took steps including coordinating with other local police, reviewing safety protocols and collaborating with additional school districts. Orrville police said that on Wednesday, Orrville Schools were one of many districts named in a social media threat.Lorain High School, its administrative central office and the Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy were closed Tuesday due to threats. RELATED STORY: 13-year-old girl in custody for threats against Garfield Heights, Maple Heights schools, police say On Monday, Garfield Heights police launched an investigation for a social media threat against several Garfield Heights and Maple Heights schools.Local police have arrested at least three teenagers in connection to the separate threat investigations.Lorain police said their investigation uncovered a 12-year-old girl was responsible for the threat that closed its high school. She received a court summons. And in Orrville, police said officers arrested a 16-year-old student Thursday in connection to the school threat against its high school.has previously gave this warning: Issuing a threat to schools, events, and other public buildings. —even over social media, via text message, or through email—is a federal crime. Those who post or send these threats can receive up to five years in federal prison, or face state or local charges.Orrville police arrest teen connected to school threat
SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS LORAIN COUNTY LAKE COUNTY WILLOWICK MIDDLE SCHOOL Clearview High School Durling Middle School LORAIN HIGH SCHOOL GARFIELD HEIGHTS MAPLE HEIGHTS ORRVILLE
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