ANNAPOLIS – Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the police department reported an uptick in school threats that have surfaced on social media.
The threats against the county have been deemed unfounded, according to the district.
Since the Winder, Georgia shooting where investigators said a 14-year-old student shot and killed four people inside Apalachee High School, and the shooting death of 15-year-old Warren Grant at Joppatowne High School in Harford County this month, AACPS believes these threats are part of a regional and national trend.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell’s YouTube series ‘Thursday Thoughts’ on Sept. 19 was woven in the theme that the district will take all threats of violence against any of its schools seriously.
“We as a community have to come together and have to say enough is enough,” Dr. Bedell said.
About 42 school threat tips over the last 36 hours were submitted statewide, the district stated.
Primarily, the tips from across several counties in the state were shared on social media platforms.