Joliet police have arrested and authorities have filed felony charges against two teens in connection to a series of violent threats made against a school district over the weekend.
Those threats led to the decision to have students stay home for an e-learning day on Monday, with officials ultimately finding the threats to be “bogus,” according to police.
In a press release, Joliet police said that a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl were arrested on charges of felony disorderly conduct in connection with the threats, accused of transmitting a threat of destruction of school property or violence, death or bodily harm against persons at school.
The older teen is a student at Joliet West High School, which was one of the schools targeted by the threats.
The threats targeted numerous schools in Joliet and nearby Plainfield, and made their way around social media on Sunday.
Detectives identified one of …