On Tuesday, the Mountain Home Public Schools District was made aware of additional social media posts threatening violence. Superintendent Allyson Dewey released a statement and says at no point during the day were campuses on lockdown.
“MHPS Parents/Guardians,
Today our administration was notified that some students were sharing a social media post that included a threat of violence toward an organization or school called “MHS.” This post circulated through a number of local students and was eventually reported to our administration. While this post did not refer to Mountain Home or our schools, we still reported it to the authorities immediately. Our police department began tracing the post, and in the meantime similar “MHS” threats started cropping up around the country.
In fact, a 13-year-old girl was arrested in California for making a “MHS” threat in her district today. Later in the day we received reports that students told their parents that our buildings were on lockdown. I want to clarify that at no point during the day were we on lockdown. Generally speaking – unless it would cause additional risk in the moment – we will notify you promptly if we are placed in a status of lockdown, shelter, hold, evacuation, etc. for any reason.
This afternoon we received another report of a Snapchat warning classmates. It was not a threat and did not identify MHPS, but we reported it, and our local authorities are looking into it as well. Please continue to report threats or questionable posts. Make sure the appropriate people – authorities and school administration – have this information so action can be taken quickly.”
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