The St. Louis region has seen a surge of school threats in recent weeks after four people were killed and others hospitalized in a mass shooting at the Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
Since then, a rise in hoax threats has occurred all over the country — in the St. Louis region, dozens of online shooting and bomb threats have led various schools to cancel classes or hold them virtually, including the Ritenour School District, Centralia Junior High School in Centralia, Illinois, and St. Louis Public Schools.
“Hoax threats are not a joke,” said FBI St. Louis Special Agent in Charge Ashley T. Johnson during a press conference at the agency’s St. Louis office Friday. “Don’t think you can hide. We will find you and hold you accountable.”…