A high school in Orange County closed Wednesday following an “unspecified threat,” and now school officials are looking for information surrounding it.
According to a release sent out to parents of students at Brea Olinda High School in Brea, the school stated that officials were first notified of the threat on Tuesday evening.
The threat, which was circulating on social media, contained an image of two firearms and the following text on the image: “look out for tomorrow, @bohs,” school officials said.
The school and district immediately reported the threat to local law enforcement, who have since launched an investigation.
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“Ensuring the safety and well-being of students, staff and the community is the school’s highest priority,” BOHS said in their release, which was issued the same day as officials learned of the threat. “As a precaution, and since the threat could not be [immediately] confirmed as non-credible or credible, officials have made the decision to cancel all classes and school activities at BOHS scheduled for Nov. 13.”
No other schools in the Brea Olinda Unified School District were mentioned in the potential threat, officials said.
Parents, students and staff are advised that there will be an increased law enforcement presence at all BOUSD campuses in addition to Brea Olinda High in the wake of the threat.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Brea Police Department by calling 714-990-7911.
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Additionally, all schools have a “Text-A-Tip” hotline that is unique to each school; Brea Olinda High’s tip hotline is 401-542-2287. All information submitted via this method is confidential.
Officials said that any further updates about Brea Olinda High School’s reopening will be communicated via the district’s official communication channels.
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