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Boy, 11, arrested after social media threat against schools

Updated May 16, 2023 - 12:50 pm

An 11-year-old boy was arrested Monday and accused of making a social media threat against local schools, police said.

Clark County School District police wrote in a statement Monday evening that the child was booked in the Juvenile Detention Center on charges of making terroristic threats after a social media threat last week that affected schools across the district.

“We want to remind families to talk to their children about the serious consequences of making threats to a school,” police wrote. “It is not a joke.”

The boy’s name was not released.

Parents and students can report threats through SafeVoice or by calling 833-216-SAFE.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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