INVESTIGATORS TRY TO LEARN
WHO MADE A BOMB THREAT AT
ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
CLASSES CANCELLED THERE TODAY
FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.
WE ARE TOLD THE THREAT WAS E
MAILED TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
AROUND 1:30 THIS MORNING.
DISCOVERED AT 5:30. SCHOOL HAS
2300 STUDENTS ON KINGSLEY
AVENUE OFF BLANDING BOULEVARD
AND SAID SCHOOL WAS CLOSED WAS
MADE JUST BEFORE 7:00 A.M. WE
COVER MULTIPLE ANGLE ON THE
STORY INCLUDING A LOOK AT
ANOTHER BOMB THREAT TODAY AT
DUVALL COUNTY SCHOOL AND
CRYSTAL IS LOOKING INTO THE
CONSEQUENCES OF MAKING SUCH A
THREAT BUT WE BEGIN WITH MARCUS
WHITE WHO WENT TO THE SCHOOL TO
FIND OUT MORE. MARCUS.
Reporter: AFTER SCHOOL
OFFICIALS LEARNED ABOUT THE
THREAT NEARLY 2 DOZEN DEPUTY
AND CANINE WERE CALLED IN.
JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
ASSISTED AND EVERY BUILDING AND
CLASSROOM AND CLOSET OUTSIDE OF
THE BUILDINGS WERE SEARCHED.
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
SUSPICIOUS. NOTHING SUSPICIOUS
WAS FOUND.
IT JUST SEEMS SO UNREAL.
IT'S REALLY SCARY BEING A
PARENT HAVING 2 KIDS I MEAN MY
KIDS AREN'T IN HIGH SCHOOL YET
BUT IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY
SCHOOL.
Reporter: SPOKESPERSON FOR
THE DISTRICT SAYS THEY COULDN'T
DETERMINE IF THERE WAS NO
IMMEDIATE DANGER SO CLASS WERE
HIS CANCELLED OUT OF ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION. PARENTS BECAME
AWARE OF THE THREAT THROUGH
E-MAIL OR PHONE CALL BEFORE
CLASSES STARTED.
IT'S DISTURBING. REALLY IS.
TY COULDN'T IMAGINE BEING A
PARENT AND GETTING THE PHONE
CALL THIS HAPPENED AT MY
CHILD'S SCHOOL.
Reporter: BUS DRIVERS TOOK
STUDENTS BACK TO THE BUS STOPS
AFTER KLATSS WERE CANCELLED.
DROVE AROUND TELLING OTHER
STUDENTS CLASSES WERE
CANCELLED. INVESTIGATION
CONTINUED TO FIND OUT WHO IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THREAT.
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE PERSON
RESPONSIBLE WILL BE PUNISHED.
I CAN ASSURE YOU AS WE DO
INVESTIGATE AND FIND THOSE
RESPONSIBLE, THEY WILL BE DEALT
WITH IN THE MOST EXTREME TERMS
THAT WE CAN.
Reporter: PARENT HAVE THE
OPTION OF HAVING THE STUDENT GO
TO ORANGE PARK SDWRR HIGH IF
NEEDED. RIGHT NOW UNCLEAR IF
THE PERSON WHO SENT THE THREAT
IS A CURRENT STUDENT, FORMER
STUDENT OR SOMEBODY ELSE. 2300
STUDENTS ATTEND THE SCHOOL AND
NOTHING SPECIFIC WAS HAPPENING
AT THE SCHOOL TODAY. TO MAKE
THE DAY A TARGET. AS OF NOW
CLASSES STILL SCHEDULED FOR
TUESDAY MORNING. PARENTS ARE
STILL CONCERNED.
NOW DAY BETTER TO HOMESCHOOL
YOUR KIDS INSTEAD OF GOING
OUTSIDE AND TAKING THEM IN. NO
BOMB THREAT IN YOUR HOUSE.
Reporter: AND THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THAT THREAT
CONTINUES. MARCUS WHITE,
CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL STATION.
CRACKING DOWN. CLAY COUNTY
WANTS STUDENTS TO KNOW THE
CONSEQUENCE OF MAKING SUCH
THREATS AND THERE HAS BEEN A
RAB THOCHL IN OUR AREA LATELY.
CRYSTAL HAS MORE ON THAT PART
OF THE STORY.
Reporter: SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND POLICE ARE
SAYING THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE
MAKING THREATS AREN'T THINKING
ABOUT THE LONG-TERM AFFECTS.
THAT'S WHY THEY SAY IT'S
IMPORTANT FOT FOR NOT ONLY
TEACHERS BUT PARENTS TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH STUDENTS
ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THESE
THREATS.
THINK BEFORE YOU POST.
Reporter: THAT'S THE MESSAGE
CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS WANT TO GET
THROUGH TO STUDENTS AFTER
SEVERAL THREATS HAVE BEEN MADE
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
STUDENTS AREN'T ALWAYS AWARE
OF SOME OF THE NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCE THAT IS CAN OCCUR
AS A RESULT OF EVEN SOMETHING
THEY MAY VIEW AS A JOKE.
CERTAINLY NOT A JOKE.
Reporter: LAST MONTH 2 TEENS
ARRESTED AFTER DEPUTY SAY THEY
POSTED THREATS TO MIDDLE BURG
HIGH SCHOOL ON LINE. THEY ARE
NOW FACING MISS DID HE MEAN OR
CHARGES FOR DISRUPT AGO SCHOOL
FUNCTION. JUST LAST WEEK A
14-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS ARRESTED
ON FELONY CHARGE OF THREATENING
TO KILL CLASS MEETS AT DOUGLAS
ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
POLICE SAY SHE CLAIMED TO BE A
MEMBER OF ISIS ON AN INSTANT
MESSAGING APP.
WE ARE STEPPING UP AND
ININCORPORATING SOCIAL MEDIA
TRAINING INTO OUR CURRICULUM SO
THAT WE CAN PREPARE STUDENTS
BUT WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING
PARENTS TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
CAREFUL WITH WHAT YOU POST ON
SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S PERMANENT.
Reporter: CLAY COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT IS ALSO EXPECTED
TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE TO THE
DIRECT SOME TIME THIS WEEK.
IT COULD AFFECT THEIR
MILITARY CAREER IN THE FUTURE.
COLLEGE ADMISSION. SOMETHING
THAT THEY ARE NOT THINKING
ABOUT AT THE TIME THAT THEY ARE
MAKING THE THREATS.
Reporter: IN MANY CASES THE
STUDENTS SAY THE THREATS WERE
MADE AS A JOKE. OUR CRIME
SAFETY ANALYST GILL SMITH SPENT
TIME AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
AND SHES SAYS THE THREATS ARE
TAKEN IMPORTANT SERIOUSLY NOW
THAN IN THE PAST.
NOW THINGS ARE TAKEN EVEN
MORE SERIOUSLY DUE TO THE
TERRORIST ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING
AROUND THE WORLD. THEY HAVE
VERY SOPHISTICATED WAYS OF
BEING ABLE TO TRACK DOWN PEOPLE
WHO ARE MAKING THESE THREATS SO
JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE ON LINE AN
THINK IT CAN BE AVOIDED IN MANY
CASES YOU CAN BE FOUND OUT.
Reporter: THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SAYS IT'S PRO ACTIVE
WITH SCHOOL THREAT. SOON ROOL
ROLL OUT A NEW VIDEO FOR
STUDENTS PARENTS ADDRESSING THE
ISSUE CRYSTAL, CHANNEL 4, THE
LOCAL STATION.
FIRST TIME WE NOW HEAR FROM
THE FAMILY OF DUVALL COUNTY
STUDENT WHO CRYSTAL JUST
MENTIONED WHO WAS FACING
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF FELONY
CHARGE OVER WHAT POLICE
DESCRIBE AS THREATS MADE ON
LINE. 14-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER
IS SORRY FOR WHAT SHE D.THE
DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE
ARTS STUDENT WAS ARRESTED FOR
MAKING THREATS TO SHOOT UP THE
SCHOOL ON THE APP KICK. BUT
THE GRANDFATHER TOLD VICK IT
WAS JUST A BIG MISTAKE.
SHE GOING TO BE OKAY.
Reporter: SHE'S NOT
DANGEROUS.
NO NO.
Reporter: NOT A TERRORIST.
NO SHE'S NOT A TERRORIST.
NO SHE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
THAT IS. NO. SHE DON'T KNOW.
NO. BUT SHE'S A GOOD KID. SHE
JUST A CHILD. YOUNG PEOPLE DO
THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE DO THINGS
WE JUST HAVE TO THE LOVE THEM
THROUGH THESE THINGS.
Reporter: YOU CAN HEAR MORE
OF VICK'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WITH BRACE'S GRANDFATHER ALL
NEW AT 6:00 O'CLOCK.
ANOTHER BOMB SCARE AT LOCAL
SCHOOL THIS MORNING. THIS TIME
A JACKSONVILLE WEST SIDE.
FRANK HP APP DEAR SON
TECHNOLOGY WAS EVACUATED AFTER
SOMEBODY CALLED IN A BOMB
THREAT. CALL CAME IN RIGHT AS
SCHOOL BAN GEORGIA AT 8:30.
WITHIN AN HOUR POLICE