HUMBOLDT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TIK-TOK THREAT

A THREATENING TIKTOK MESSAGE THAT HAS BEEN FORWARDED MANY TIMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS REARING IT’S UGLY HEAD AGAIN IN THE PRESCOTT AREA.

THE HUMBOLDT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THESE MESSAGES.

THE THREAT, THAT APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED OUT OF STATE, IS MAKING IT’S ROUNDS ACROSS ARIZONA AND OTHER STATES AGAIN TODAY. IT IS MOST PREVALENT ON TIKTOK AND SNAPCHAT, WHERE A “TEMPLATE” IS BEING USED TO THREATEN A SCHOOL SHOOTING, AND IN SOME CASES, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ACRONYMS, SUCH AS HUSD, PUSD AND CVUSD ARE INSERTED.

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSURES THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO SUGGEST THAT THIS IS ANYTHING MORE THAN A POSTING THAT ORIGINATED FAR FROM HUSD AND THE QUAD CITIES AREA, AND THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL TO SUGGEST THAT THERE IS ANY CREDIBLE THREAT TO ANY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.

OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, HUSD IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PRESCOTT VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE PATROLS AROUND ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS, AS SAFETY FOR THEIR STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE A TOP PRIORITY.