Threats of campus violence have been made against elementary, middle and high schools across San Diego this week, authorities reported Wednesday.
The “numerous” threats of school violence have surfaced over the past several days from “various sources,” according to the San Diego Police Department.
“Many of these threats have been repeated and reposted multiple times,” a public statement by the department asserted Wednesday afternoon. “Currently, there is no substantiated threat.”
San Diego police have “been in communication with our law enforcement partners, sharing information and investigating the threats,” the statement continued, adding that “many” of the threats were “vague and contained no specific information.”
“Numerous local schools were notified, and those schools took additional precautions and initiated their threat protocols,” according to the statement. “The San Diego Police Department added additional patrol officers to the schools where threats were received to ensure public safety.”
The department did not disclose the specific nature of the threats, reveal the manner by which they were issued or identify any of the involved campuses. It was unclear if any suspects had been identified.
The threats have come in the wake of the Sept. 4 fatal shooting of two students and two teachers in Georgia by a 14-year-old gunman.
SDPD issued the statement a day after Chula Vista police said they arrested a 12-year-old middle school student following a texted threat that was not deemed credible by authorities, but once shared on social media led to many student absences at two campuses.
City News Service contributed to this report.
