JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Mandarin High School student was arrested after making a threat to shoot up the school, Duval County Public Schools said.
Principal Bravo sent a message to parents early Friday morning about the arrest, saying that they received the threat through Fortify Florida on Thursday.
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Good morning Mandarin families, This is Principal Bravo I apologize for needing to call at this hour, but I wanted update you on the threat we received through Fortify Florida last evening. The threat was to carry out a shooting on our campus. Through the outstanding work of our school police department, the originator of the post has been located and arrested. There is no longer a threat to the school. We will still have a police presence to ensure our students, faculty and staff can put their mind at ease but again there is no threat to the school and all other school procedures will operate as normal. Again, I apologize for the hour of this message but I wanted to provide you with this update and I look forward to seeing our Mustangs as we make it a great Friday. Thank you to all those who have reported this threat via Fortify Florida. Have a Good Friday.
Principal Bravo
Bravo reassured parents that there is no threat to students and faculty.
News4JAX is working to learn more information and this story will be updated.
There has been a recent stretch of students who have been arrested after making threats against their schools.
Two Indian Trail Middle School students were arrested this week in separate incidents of writing threats of violence.
A Palatka High School student was arrested and accused of threatening to kill classmates in a music video.
On Thursday morning, a Mill Creek Academy student in St. Johns County brought a loaded gun onto the school bus.