YUMA, AZ (AZFamily) — Schools are seeing increased school threats nationwide, including in Arizona and smaller communities like Yuma County.
The Yuma Police Department says they’ve had more than 250 school threats this month alone, causing some school closures and lockdowns.
Authorities are hoping to get a message across to parents and students about the seriousness of reposting threats online and joking about school shootings.
“The insecurity of sending your child to school is pretty hard,” said Araceli Gonzalez, a San Luis mom of three.
Recent threats in San Luis led to schools being shut down for two days.
An 11-year-old student was arrested for making threats about Cesar Chavez Elementary School. Police say the student made the threats through TikTok messages.
“The student admitted that he had made it as a prank, but he admitted that he ultimately made those comments intentionally,” said Emmanuel Botello, a lieutenant for the San Luis Police …