11-year-old among 9 Northeast Florida students arrested, accused of making school threats

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:03:19 Category: News & Politics

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NASDAQ MARKET SITE. I'M JANE KING. BACK TO YOU. >>MELANIE LAWSON: LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE URGING PARENTS TO TALK WITH THEIR KIDS. AND THIS IS AFTER, OF COURSE, A SERIES OF ARRESTS INVOLVING SCHOOLS THREATS FOLLOWING THE DEADLY SHOOTING IN GEORGIA. SO THE JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCED 5 STUDENTS WERE ARRESTED YESTERDAY. WE'VE ALSO LEARNED OF2 RES IN COLUMBIA COUNTY AND ONE IN BAKER ALL ON SIMILAR CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL THREAT. NEWS FOR JAX REPORTER AARON FARRAR IS JOINING US NOW LIVE AARON. >> SO ONE OF WEBSITES OR RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE IS THIS WEBSITE FROM THE SECRET SERVICE THAT GIVES IT A GUIDELINE ON OUTLINE ON HOW TO POSSIBLY PREVENT SCHOOL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS. ALSO IN THIS WEB SITE, IT ALSO GIVES AN IDEA OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PARENTS TO HELP THEM TALKED WITH THE TAKE THEIR KIDS IN THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT HOW SERIOUS THREATS LIKE THAT ARE. >> DOCTOR JUSTIN D'ARIENZO IS A CLINICAL AND FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST IN JACKSONVILLE. 10 OF THEM WILL THINK IT'S FUNNY, BUT THEN OTHER ONES ARE. >> MAKING A SERIOUS THREAT SO THAT WE NEED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND TAKE EVERY >> THREAT SERIOUSLY. HE SAYS, SADLY, THERE ARE TYPICALLY COPY CAT THREATS AFTER A MASS SHOOTING. BUT THE MOST RECENT ONE BEING THE ONE LAST WEEK AT A GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL WHERE 2 STUDENTS AND 2 TEACHERS WERE KILLED. THE RENTAL SAYS SOME STUDENTS EVEN CONSIDER MAKING THREATS A JOKE. THAT'S WHY HE SAYS IT'S CRITICAL FOR PARENTS TO HAVE WHAT MIGHT EVEN BE CONSIDERED IT A COMFORTABLE CONVERSATION WITH THEIR KIDS. >> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERY PARENT SITS 3RD CHILD DOWN AND HAS A FRANK CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS IS NOT TO SCARE THE CHILD, BUT ALSO TO REMIND THEM AND CHECK IN WITH THE CHILD TO SEE IF THEY'RE A THREAT AT ALL. BUT ALSO TO DISCUSS THE NATURE OF MAKE ABOUT JOKING ABOUT THIS TAKING THINGS, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NEED TO TAKE THINGS SERIOUSLY AND NEVER TO MAKE ANY KIND OF THREAT BECAUSE WHETHER SOMEBODY MEANS IT OR NOT, I MEAN, THE SCHOOL'S GOING TO TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. >> OF THE 5 ARRESTS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IN DUVAL COUNTY. SHERIFF TK WATER SAYS THE YOUNGEST STUDENT IS JUST 11 YEARS OLD. IN THAT CASE, HE SAYS THE THREAT READ, QUOTE, HELLO, FELLOW CITIZENS. DON'T WORRY, JUST DON'T COME TO SCHOOL TOMORROW UNLESS YOU WANT. 15 POUNDS OF LEAD AT IT TO YOU AT EXTREMELY FAST RATE. WE ALSO HEAR ABOUT THE THREAT COLUMBIA COUNTY EARLIER THIS WEEK. HERE'S A SNAPSHOT SHOWING PART OF THAT THREAT. THE THREATS WERE NOT CREDIBLE, BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY WILL ALWAYS BE TAKE SEOUSL >> DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. ANY SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOL ONLINE MAKE A THREAT TO SHOOT UP OUR SCHOOLS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIT BACK AND ALLOW YOU TO MAKE THAT THREAT. I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS AS LONG AS I'M SHERIFF HERE AND THIS KIND OF STUFF GOING WE'RE GOING TO HUNT AND WE'RE GOING FIND AND WE'RE GOING HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE >> ANYONE IS ABLE TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND THREATS. CAN DO THAT THROUGH THIS APP CALLED 45 FLORIDA. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THIS IS A QUICK IN AN ANONYMOUS WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET INFORMATION ASUICK AS THEY CAN TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HANDLE SITUATIONS LIKE THAT. THIS APP IS AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE AND APPLE DEVICES AS WELL.

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