PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - A 13-year-old student has been taken into custody after making electronic threats to carry out a school shooting, according to Plantation Police.
Detectives said the investigation began on Friday when concerned parents notified the safety officer at Renaissance Charter School about the threats posted on social media.
Police quickly identified the student responsible and arrested him on charges of written or electronic threats to kill and disruption of a school function.
The juvenile was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
“Threats made toward our local schools are not a joke and are fully investigated by our police department,” officials said in a statement, urging parents to talk with their children about the serious consequences of making false or threatening reports involving weapons.
It’s been a troubling trend of threats being made and weapons being brought to schools over the past week.
Earlier Friday, a weapon was recovered after a student brought it to Ferguson Senior High School in Southwest Miami-Dade.
Cellphone video appears to show deputies taking a student into custody at the school. It’s unclear if that student is facing any charges.
And this past week, faculty at SunEd High School in Margate say 18-year-old Jalen Lindo brought a loaded gun and knife on campus. Lindo was later arrested by police.
As for the charter school in Plantation, a parent told 7News they received an email, saying the threatening language was posted in an Instagram chat.
The school’s principal also thanked the parents who reported the concerning messages to authorities and said the student will not be allowed to return to the school.
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