Junior high student facing criminal charges for using social media to spread fake school threats
SALT LAKE CITY — A junior high student is facing criminal charges after allegedly spreading fake school threats on social media this weekend.
According to the Granite School District, the female student is facing a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and could be removed from her school. KSL will not be disclosing the student’s school as the threat was determined to be a hoax.
District spokesperson Ben Horsley said school officials and Granite School District police were alerted to a post about a school shooting threat on social media on Saturday evening.
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