Several MS Coast schools went on temporary lockdown over national social media threat
Several schools across the Mississippi Gulf Coast were placed on lockdown after national shooting threats were posted on social media platforms across the United States.
Harrison Central High was briefly on lockdown Friday morning, said Trang Pham Bui, public relations director for the Harrison County School District.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived to investigate and deemed the threat was not credible, Pham Bui said.
All schools in the Hancock County School District were also placed on “soft lockdown” Friday morning, public relations administrator Joan Seals said in a callout to parents.
Seals said in the call that the decision was a precautionary measure and the lockdown was lifted within 20 minutes.
The Biloxi School District sent a note to parents Thursday night warning them about threats circulating on Snapchat, said Jennifer Pyron, public relations manager. No schools in the district went in lockdown on Friday.
The threats discredited on the Coast Friday mirror similar social media threats involving schools across the U.S., prompting lockdowns or school closures earlier this week in multiple states, including Ohio, New York and Tennessee.
Similar threats were also uncovered on Snapchat and TikTok in Albuquerque, New Meixco, KRQE reported this week.
This story was originally published October 29, 2021 at 12:15 PM.
