Phoenix Police are investigating a thread of school threats aimed at Sierra Linda High School.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on October 2, 2024, officers were made aware of multiple threats made on a social media platform after school administrators began receiving information from students of several messages going around the school from social media posts.
Around 10:15 a.m., the school resource officer was called to the school to assist with the investigation. During this investigative stage around 11:00 a.m., a message emerged with a photograph of an area that resembled a common space at the school. Out of an abundance of caution the school was placed in lockdown so all students could be accounted for in their classroom.
Multiple police resources were brought in to secure all the common spaces. Once the school was deemed safe around 12:00 p.m., the students were released from school. Normal school release is at 12:00p.m., on Wednesdays.
Detectives are working to identify the origins of the school threats and those who created them.
The Department says, “everyone involved will be arrested and booked into jail on serious felony charges. It should also be understood that anyone convicted of the charge of Making a Terroristic Threat can be held financially responsible for the costs related to the incident and investigation.”
Arizona Revised Statutes 13-2308.01, subsection D states, “A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is liable for the expenses that are incurred incident to the response to or the investigation of the commission of the terrorist threat or the false report of terrorism.” In the event that the person convicted is a juvenile, these costs can be subject to the parent or guardian of the juvenile.