This past week, students across the nation marched in protest of stricter gun laws as a result of the Parkland High School shooting. It has been over a week since 18-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire at his former high school. According to news outlets across the country, there has also been an increase in shooting threats to schools.
In the past few days schools districts including Fairborn, Beavercreek, Springfield, and Miamisburg have received threatening messages.
Several middle school students and high school students from these schools have been arrested as a result.
The spike in threats is being linked back to the most recent school shooting in Florida.
Two students aged 11 and 12 from Baker Middle School were arrested in connection to social media threats. Police also arrested a 17-year-old female student in Clark County, according to a report from Dayton Daily News.
This pattern of threatening messages is prevalent across the country. Educators School Safety Network has recorded around 50 threats a day on average since the Florida school shooting, compared to the average 10 threats a day, according to an NPR article.
The states currently leading in increased threats are California, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida and Illinois, according to the report.
In some instances, police investigated the threats and found multiple weapons and ammo. In Houston, Texas, a 17-year-old was arrested for possessing a gun in their jacket pocket at school, according to a report by CNN.
