Multiple school districts in the Big Bend and South Georgia are responding to possible threats made online. We’ve got a running list of how each district is responding with increased security below.
BROOKS COUNTY:
Tuesday night, Brooks County Schools posted on Facebook, “Brooks County Schools has been made aware of a list of schools being circulated around the state on social media. The list is from the Georgia Department of Education and is a list of Title 1 funded schools. The list denotes whether the school is a Title I Schoolwide School or a Title I Targeted Curriculum Assistance School NOT a terroristic threat list.
Any information related to school threats should be immediately reported to law enforcement and the school system.”
DECATUR COUNTY:
Wednesday morning, on the Decatur County Schools website it was written, “Out of an abundance of caution, the Decatur County Schools have implemented a Level 1 lockdown at Hutto Elementary School in response to a social media threat.