Officials said there is no longer a threat to the campus and that Mandarin High will operate as normal Friday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — One person has been arrested for making a threat on social media Thursday night to carry out a school shooting at Mandarin High, Duval County Public Schools announced Friday morning. Officials said there is no longer a threat to the campus.
DCPS was reportedly alerted to the threat through the Fortify Florida app.
A DCPS spokesperson told First Coast News the Duval County School Police team investigated the threat overnight and arrested the person who made the post. Out of an abundance of caution, Principal Sara Bravo said there will be an increased police presence at Mandarin High on Friday.
The district spokesperson shared the message Principal Bravo sent to families with First Coast News, which can be read below:
“Good morning Mandarin families, This is Principal Bravo I apologize for needing to call at this hour, but I wanted update you on the threat we received through Fortify Florida last evening. The threat was to carry out a shooting on our campus. Through the outstanding work of our school police department, the originator of the post has been located and arrested. There is no longer a threat to the school. We will still have a police presence to ensure our students, faculty and staff can put their mind at ease but again there is no threat to the school and all other school procedures will operate as normal. Again, I apologize for the hour of this message but I wanted to provide you with this update and I look forward to seeing our Mustangs as we make it a great Friday. Thank you to all those who have reported this threat via Fortify Florida. Have a Good Friday.”