ARLINGTON – Arlington Police called threats posted on social media this week terroristic and arrested three people. The unlawful threats, prank or otherwise, sent a jolt of concern to some students at Bowie High School.
“You want to make sure that students are safe. So, when we got the email, I was kind of puzzled about it,” Dr. Arthur Drake said. “At the same time, I know that this school works hard to keep our students safe so I wasn’t too perplexed about it. But I was concerned.”
Drake, a former education administrator in DFW, said he got emails from Bowie High School and Arlington Independent School District. He said his mind went to the deadly shooting on Bowie’s campus in late April.
Investigators said 18-year-old Etavion Barnes was killed on campus. Police immediately arrested 17-year-old Julian Howard. He faces a charge of murder.
“We just had a shooting last (school) year,” Johnnie Allen said.