SAN ANTONIO – A 16-year-old has been arrested after threatening a shooting at Uvalde High School, according to district officials and Uvalde police.
In a letter to Uvalde CISD parents and faculty on Tuesday, officials said a student made the threat on social media on Monday night.
The threat was reported in the STOPit app, and it was reported to Uvalde police and the Texas Department of Public Safety, officials said.
Authorities located the teenager and the teenager’s parents at their house on Monday night.
Uvalde police said the teenager admitted to threatening another juvenile.
The teenager was charged with making a terroristic threat and taken to a juvenile detention facility, according to UPD.
The juvenile’s name was not released because of their age.
District officials encouraged students, staff and the public to report inappropriate behavior.
“We understand that this message may cause additional stress for some of you, however we believe it is important to communicate these situations when they occur. We will continue to work with the state and local law enforcement agencies to help keep our students and staff safe,” the letter says.
The community is still reeling from the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School that took the lives of 19 students and two teachers. Since then, the district suspended the entire police department amid criticism of their response to the mass shooting.
UCISD said DPS troopers would patrol campus and extracurricular activities.
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