Social Media was buzzing yesterday after a short-form video on Tik Tok spread like wild fire warning schools of shootings on Friday, December 17th, across the country.
School systems and Law Enforcements were made aware of the threats and began to investigate the post and warn families of the threat. During their investigation they found that the threat originated in Arizona but it was not credible.
(1/3) ALERT: BCPS has been made aware of an anonymous threat posted on TikTok targeting all schools in the United States. The post alleges that there are planned school shootings that will take place on Friday, December 17.
— Baltimore County Public Schools (@BaltCoPS) December 16, 2021
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(2/3) Law enforcement agencies have investigated this threat and determined that it originated in Arizona and is not credible. We want to continue to encourage members of Team BCPS to report suspicious or threatening activities or postings.
— Baltimore County Public Schools (@BaltCoPS) December 16, 2021
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(3/3) We appreciate your partnership as we work to keep students and staff safe.
— Baltimore County Public Schools (@BaltCoPS) December 16, 2021
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Parents on social media were discussing the threat and how they weren’t going to any chances with sending their children to school on Friday. It will be interesting to see how many kids actually go to school today.
Whether It’s credible or not, children should not have to worry about threats when they go to school. It’s supposed to be a safe place. With school shootings that we have seen in the past, I totally understand parents taking precaution.