Anonymous threat sends extra police officers to middle school
The text message to a Glades Middle School student’s phone was from a number that wasn’t familiar — and it was unsettling.
The text was “alerting him of a shooting [Wednesday] at the school,” Miramar police said in a Twitter post late Tuesday night.
The student told his parents about the threat and they contacted authorities, said police spokeswoman Tania Rues.
“Shortly thereafter we started receiving numerous phone calls,” she said. “More than 12 parents contacted us to say that their child had received this text message.”
Other students at school also received the the threatening text message which was then widely shared on various social media platforms.
The bogus text appeared to indicate it was from the school’s administration regarding a disciplinary matter and then went on to say both “it’s a prank” and that there would be a shooting during first period.
“It is not a joke. It is not a prank,” Rues said. “Those responsible for making these threats will be held accountable and will be charged accordingly.”
Because of the anonymous threat, extra officers were assigned to the school at 16700 Bass Creek Road on Wednesday.
“In all, we had more than a dozen police officers at the school,” she said. “Our police chief was at the school and met with faculty and staff, as well.”
The investigation into the source of the threat — and its credibility — is continuing.
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