Teen arrested after social media threat prompts closure of Waynesboro schools

A Waynesboro teen was taken into custody on Wednesday, June 1, after a threat was made via the social media app Snapchat advising students not to attend school that day.The post showed a masked individual displaying a handgun telling students not to attend school, according to a Waynesboro Police Department news release posted on its Crimewatch page.Authorities learned about the threat around 6 a.m. and all schools in the Waynesboro Area School District were closed Wednesday, which was the last day of the school year.“The threat this morning said basically about not showing up to school and referenced a weapon,” school system Superintendent Tod Kline said Wednesday. “Right now we decided to close all the schools, that way the kids are safe, especially in (view) of the Texas shooting.”Waynesboro Area School District closed Wednesday after a social media post on Snapchat showed a masked person with a gun and advised students not to attend school that day.Online message:FBI assisting Waynesboro Police in investigating WASD school threatLocally after Uvalde shooting:ore:Counselors for students, more patrols, thoughts, prayersOn May 24, a gunman stormed an elementary school in Ulvade, Texas, killing 19 children and two adults.Police department investigators, with assistance from the Franklin County District…
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