San Juan School District Warns Of Nationwide Shooting Threats Posted On TikTok

The San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD) in Sacramento, California, has warned of threats posted on video-sharing app TikTok regarding nationwide school shootings set up for Friday, Dec. 17. No specific threats have been directed towards the district’s schools, but the SJUSD said authorities have been informed.

Schools and authorities have been on high alert over the past two weeks since the deadly shooting at the Oxford High School in Michigan that claimed the lives of four students.

In a post on its official website, the SJUSD said: “San Juan Unified staff has learned of warnings being posted on TikTok about nationwide school shootings on Dec. 17,” adding that along with law enforcement, the district’s “Safe Schools team will continue to monitor for any updates related to these rumors.”

The district also urged parents or guardians to “speak with their students about using social media platforms mindfully and not sharing information that may be inaccurate.” Students and parents were also encouraged to immediately alert school officials and law enforcement if they notice “something suspicious.”

Social media posts led to recent temporary lockdowns across schools in Sacramento, as authorities investigated threats on school shootings, KTXL reported. Two 16-year-old students faced misdemeanor charges after a post made on Instagram sent the Laguna Creek High School into lockdown. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office launched a probe into the threats, which then led to the arrest of a boy and a girl.

In October, law enforcement responded to an alleged social media threat against the Jesuit High School. A separate shooting threat also triggered fear among students and parents at West Sacramento’s River City High School in the same month.

In Massachusetts, Wrentham authorities increased police presence at King Philip Middle and High Schools on Wednesday “out of an abundance of caution” following a threat posted on multimedia instant messaging app Snapchat that states “KP High School is planning to shoot up the KP Middle School on Friday,” NBC Boston reported. In a statement on Facebook, Wrentham Police Chief Bill McGrath was quoted as saying that officials are working to “identify the source of the current threat.”

In the Michigan high school shooting on Nov. 30, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley was charged as an adult on multiple charges, including four counts of first-degree murder.