Parents react after Greenbrier student arrested for Sept. 13 school threat [View all]

Posted: Sep 20, 2024 / 05:53 PM CDT

GREENBRIER, Ark. – Parents, students and school officials are sharing fearful feelings and frustration in a central Arkansas community after the arrest of a student.

The Greenbrier Police Department took a 13-year-old eighth-grader into custody after making a threat against the city’s junior high on Sept. 13. Officials said the teen is facing a terroristic threatening charge.

A statement from the Greenbrier School District says while at school, the student said, “I am going to shoot up the school.”

Officials said that the School Resource Officer was notified of the threat and that safety protocols were followed. Greenbrier Police Chief Buster Locklayer said other students were sent home for sharing a separate threatening post, but they were not charged.

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