Superintendents Toolkit 2013

Suggested talking points: Threat of violence posted on social media

1. We received a report this morning of a threat of violence that had been posted on ( Twitter/Facebook ). 2. We take all such threats seriously, and we took immediate action by contacting the ( local police department ) and by bringing the student who allegedly made the ( tweet/posting ) into the office. Police officers searched the school for weapons and interviewed the student(s) allegedly involved. 3. We followed our school safety plan. We ( did/did not ) have to lock down or evacuate the school based on advice from law enforcement. 4. Any disciplinary actions we take will be based on the results of the investigation and according to district policy. We cannot talk about other details because of student privacy laws and the fact that this involves a police investigation. 5. As we said earlier, we took immediate action and followed our school safety plan that had been reviewed by law enforcement authorities. 6. Because this involves a law enforcement investigation, all other questions should be directed to the ( local police department ).