Since the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School nearly two months ago in Parkland, Fla, there has been a rise in the number of school threats in metro Detroit and across the country.
- Metro Detroit teen held on $10 million bond after threatening to shoot up school
- Metro Detroit teen jailed on $150,000 bond for school threat
- Guns, ammo found at Utica student's home who made threat to school
- Metro Detroit teen gets $250,000 bond after threat found in school bathroom
On Tuesday morning, state, local and federal officials introduced a new initiative to address the number of school threats in the area.
United States Attorney Matthew Schnieder was be joined by several county prosecutors and sheriff's, as well as Detroit Police Chief James Craig to discuss the new initiative.
The goal of the press conference aws to send the message that law enforcement at every level will aggressively prosecute anyone who threatens schools.
"School threats, which are oftentimes the lead story in the news, are damaging our communities and terrifying our citizens," Schnieder said. "This is an epidemic that the law enforcement community is facing together."
The U.S. Attorney's Office has developed a presentation that they will give to schools about the problem with threats.
