Press Release: Update - LCS and LPD partner to respond to social media threats of violence to LSHS and LMS
LEXINGTON, NC – The Lexington Police Department and Lexington City Schools continue to work together to investigate and respond to recent threats towards Lexington Senior High School and Lexington Middle School.
Over the last ten days, six separate threats of violence to occur at Lexington Senior High School and Lexington Middle School have been posted to various social media platforms.
Lexington Police Department school resource officers have worked closely with school staff to decide the best course of action for each event, prioritizing the safety of all students and staff. Lexington Police Department detectives also continue conducting extensive investigations into all reported threats.
As previously shared, detectives have identified and charged a 14-year-old student at Lexington Senior High School with felony communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property. This was related to a Lexington Senior High School threat on October 4.
Since then, detectives have also identified and charged two other juveniles for two other incidents where threats were made. A 15-year-old Lexington Senior High School student has now been charged with felony communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property related to a threat made towards Lexington Senior High School on October 9. A 14-year-old student at Lexington Middle School has now been charged with felony communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property and two additional counts of misdemeanor communicating threats to individuals related to a threat made towards Lexington Middle School and two staff members on October 10.
As said previously, we take all circumstances of threats on our educational campuses very seriously. Our students don’t deserve to live in fear nor continue to have their school days disrupted. We ask that all community members join in with Lexington City Schools and Lexington Police Department in our efforts to stop this from happening. Be aware of what children are doing on social media. Share any concerning information you encounter with school administrators and school resource officers. You can also call 911 or report information anonymously to Lexington Area Crime Stoppers at (336)243-2400.
