In the aftermath of a shooting at a Palmdale high school, authorities Saturday worked to address concerns after reports surfaced on the internet about threats at two Antelope Valley schools.
Detectives were investigating a post about a rumored threat to Highland High School in Palmdale, the scene of a shooting Friday when a 14-year-old boy wounded a 15-year-old boy, Lancaster Sheriff’s Station spokeswoman Ali Villalobos said.
“Detectives from the school unit have … located the individual who posted this message,” Villalobos said. “While the individual claims this is only a rumor, detectives are investigating every lead thoroughly. The investigation is still ongoing.”
A second message suggested a possible threat to students at Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster.
“Detectives from our school unit immediately began investigating the threat and have located the individual who re-posted the message,” Villalobos said. “It has been discovered the post is an old post, relating back to the previously investigated incident from February.”
That threat was deemed not credible.
Villalobos referred to a social media threat Feb. 22 that followed a verbal threat of violence Feb. 21. A student was detained in connection with the verbal threat and the social media threat was deemed not credible.
Villalobos thanked every parent, faculty member and student who alerted authorities to the posts.
“We continue to work hand in hand with our community to ensure we provide the safest learning environment for all of our students,” Villalobos said. “Our station takes every single threat, comment and/or `rumor` seriously and will investigate each one thoroughly.”