Parents of Strickland Middle School students received a letter from Denton ISD Monday regarding a threat made online. Denton police determined the threat was unsubstantiated.
After receiving reports of a possible online threat to two Denton ISD middle schools, Denton police determined the threat was unsubstantiated.
Denton ISD spokesperson Julie Zwahr said there was a threat on social media to a “CMS” and “SMS” that several individuals thought might be a reference to Calhoun Middle School and Strickland Middle school.
Out of an abundance of caution, Zwahr said police investigated the possibility that the initialism referred to the Denton ISD campuses.
Denton ISD has an anonymous reporting system, STOPit, which is where Zwahr said many of the reports originated from.
Denton police were dispatched to Calhoun Sunday night and Strickland on Monday. Denton police spokesperson Amy Cunningham said she was not sure if police were dispatched to Strickland on Monday regarding the same threat. Investigators determined the threat was not substantiated.
“We take all threats seriously and are still investigating their origin,” Cunningham said.
Parents received a letter regarding the incident, Zwahr said.
Parents of Strickland Middle School students received a letter from Denton ISD Monday regarding a threat made online. Denton police determined the threat was unsubstantiated.
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There were reports of similar social media threats to Frisco ISD and Plano ISD campuses on Sunday and Monday. In Frisco, police found the threats were not credible and took a 13-year-old girl into custody Monday, according to The Dallas Morning News. Local Profile reported that Plano police found no credible threat either.
“[The threat] was very vague,” Zwahr said. “With things that are going on ... out of an abundance of caution we communicated with our families.”
