Note: This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.
The post threatened to “shoot up the school and kill all the students” on Friday morning, but did not specify a location.
Below: The post, which has been shared across several states.
A spokesperson for the New Hanover County Schools district said, “the school is taking appropriate actions in response to the online threat. Law enforcement authorities are actively investigating the matter, and the same threat is affecting school districts across North Carolina, Florida, and Alabama.”
Multiple school districts in southern Florida reported the threat, leading to an investigation by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, which determined it was likely a hoax, according to ABC News affiliate WPBF.
In New Hanover County, the post was shared widely on Thursday, including by students. In some cases, students assumed the threat was directed at Ashley High School because of two recent incidents where guns were found on students there.
Law enforcement is investigating, but there is not currently evidence that the threat — which, again, is impacting multiple states — was in any way tied to Ashley.
NHCS noted that all four high schools — Laney, Ashley, Hoggard, and New Hanover — have or are in the process of notifying parents, as had Anderson and Murray middle schools.
