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Here's what we know about Southeast Texas school threats since the Florida shooting

Southeast Texas law enforcement agencies involved have all stressed the urgency of parents speaking to their children about the seriousness of making threats.

There have been several threats reported at Southeast Texas schools since 17 students were killed in a school shooting in Florida.

At least seven potential threats have been reported to have been made by students while only four have actually been serious enough to warrant the detention or arrest of a student.

Southeast Texas law enforcement agencies involved have all stressed the urgency of parents speaking to their children about the seriousness of making threats.

Law enforcement has also stressed that students should never joke around about threats and have commended students for reporting potential threats.

"It is never OK to even joke about guns or violence, particularly on a school campus," the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said in a recent release.

Here's a list of the Southeast Texas school threats and threat scares...

  • Thursday, February 15, 2018 - Kirbyville High School
    • Kirbyville Police arrested an 18-year-old student after reports he had made threatening statements and expressed a desire to kill people.
  • Friday, February 16, 2018 - West Orange-Stark High School
    • A 14-year-old student was removed from the campus Wednesday morning following a threat that had been made the previous Friday.
  • Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - Nederland High School
    • A student was overheard telling another student "Don't show up tomorrow and blow up the school." Police spoke to both students but no one was detained or charged according to Nederland Police Chief Darrell Bush
  • Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - Bridge City Middle School
    • Administrators investigated and took disciplinary action after an inappropriate comment was made by a student. They then determined students were in no danger according to a Facebook post by the school.
  • Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - Little Cypress Mauriceville High School
    • A 16-year-old male student who allegedly posted a shooting threat Wednesday night on Twitter is being detained in a juvenile facility in Beaumont.
  • Thursday, February 22, 2018 - Hamshire-Fannett High School
    • A comment about about a gun led to rumor that a gun may have been brought on campus but deputies say no gun was ever seen by any students and that no threat was made to anyone.
  • Thursday, February 22, 2018 - Hull-Daisetta High School
    • An altercation between two students led to a threat of violence and one student being removed from campus after police were involved according to a Facebook post by the district.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is urging parents to talk to their children about the seriousness making "threats of any nature under any circumstances" and noted that a terroristic threat can be classified as a class A or B misdemeanor.

A person commits a terroristic threat if a threat to commit violence is communicated with the intent to do any of the following...

  1. Cause reaction by officials organized to deal w/emergencies,
  2. Place any person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury,
  3. Prevent or interrupt the occupation/use of a building,
  4. Cause impairment/interruption of public services,
  5. Place the public/group in fear of serious bodily injury, OR
  6. Influence the conduct /activities of any part of the government.

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