Walkersville High School student arrested for making online THREATS to blow up school and teacher's home
FREDERICK, MARYLAND: A female high school student at Walkersville High School in Maryland was arrested after making online threats of blowing up her high school and her teacher's home as well. The police received notifications of the potential violence at 6 pm on Saturday, August 27, regarding the troubling social media posts which also included threats made to a teacher's safety. The investigation is under process and charges are still pending via a juvenile referral. A lot of school students, ranging from junior to high, have made such threats, and to order to curb the increasing mass shooting law enforcement officials have been acting swiftly.
Maryland authorities announced the arrest of the high school student after the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office received threatening social media posts regarding Walkersville High School and the teacher's house. According to a press statement, the deputies "Immediately started an investigation and found the threats to be not credible." The identity of the juvenile was not made public and Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) is expected to implement its own disciplinary actions. The press statement continued, "Throughout the course of the evening, deputies conducted multiple interviews and successfully identified a suspect, a female juvenile who is a student at the school. Charges are pending, via a juvenile referral, as the investigation continues."
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The school administrators sent out a 'Find Out First' e-mail to the Walkersville High School community on Sunday, August 28, notifying them of the incident. FindOutFirst is the FCPS email and emergency-closing text messaging service. FCPS also shared a reminder video about social media threats and ramifications which features Dr Eric Louers-Phillips, executive director of public affairs, Lt Jason Deater, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer commander, and Sgt Rebecca Carrado, Frederick Police Department School Resource Officer.
This incident happened amidst a sensitive environment that has seen a considerable rise in school shootings in the past few years. Threats of violence can lead to school-based consequences, for example, being expelled or suspended, and can even bring charges. Lt Jason Deater explains in the YouTube video message that potential criminal charges include threats of mass violence, interrupting school activities, misuse of electronic communications, and other criminal charges depending upon the threat. The Frederick County Police Department asks anyone with information about this incident to contact them at 301-600-1046.