Charlotte, North Carolina Local News
No threat after school hoaxes reported
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Statewide, no threats were found at any of the schools. Law enforcement is investigating the cause of the threats.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No threats were found after multiple false reports of shooters at North Carolina schools on Monday, officials said.
Law enforcement searched both Kings Mountain High School and East Lincoln High School for similar, incorrect reports of an armed person on the school campus. In both investigations, no threat was found.
“Officers have made a sweep of the school to clear it, where they found nobody,” a statement from the city of Kings Mountain said. “There will be a secondary sweep to follow protocol.”
Staff and students at both schools are on spring break and classes are not in session.
Authorities are investigating to determine the potential cause of the false alarms. At least in the case of the Kings Mountain false alarm, authorities acknowledged they had received multiple calls describing the threat.
Fake school threats were reported across the state Monday on April Fools’ Day. Threats were also reported but found to be unfounded at Apex and Garner high schools near Raleigh, according to WRAL-TV. Students and staff, who were not on spring break, could be seen outside Apex High School following an evacuation of the school building.
Statewide, no threats were found at any of the schools.
Even if intended as jokes, those who knowingly report false school threats could be committing a federal crime, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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