The 12-year-old threatened to commit “mass harm” behavior at Long Island Middle School by posting gun photos on social media.
Preteen posted a disturbing photo on Instagram, urging Suffolk County police officers to drop off at Copiagu Middle School on Great Neck Road around 6:45am Monday, police said.
The teen was arrested and charged with pose a massive threat of harm, officers said.
A statement issued by Dr. Kathleen Bannon, principal of Copiague Public Schools, told the family that the school first noticed a disturbing post around midnight.
“I'll allow it [police] Time to safely conduct their investigation, we decided to delay the opening of the middle school building today,” Bannon wrote. “The investigation took longer than expected and classes were cancelled all day in middle school.”
Authorities also searched the boy's home and found no weapons, Bannon said.
“The safety of our students and staff is our number one priority,” the director wrote. “District officials and law enforcement agencies take all threats seriously and will thoroughly investigate each incident.”
“We ask that parents and parents take a little time to remind students that there is no threat to our schools or communities,” she added.
Parent Taizia Carpenter He told News 12 When he and her fellow students were unable to attend school, his daughter called him.
“She called me this morning and she said, “We can't go to school! There's a threat to school,” Carpenter said. “We went there. The security was outside. The police were there. It was serious, man.”
Officers ultimately determined that the threat was unreliable, officers said.
The middle schooler will be arrested at a later date, police said.
His arrest came days after the 15-year-old was arrested at Westhampton Beach High School and Middle School in connection with the bomb threat, authorities said.
And about a month ago, the 18-year-old female student was accused of committing a “massive harm” threat to Huntington High School through a Snapchat post, officers said.
