South Carolina law enforcement is investigating more than 60 threats targeting schools across 23 counties following a deadly high school shooting in Georgia. Since the Sept. 4 incident at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., which left two students and two teachers dead, state officials have been on high alert.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has charged 21 juveniles in connection with the threats, many of which were made through social media. Authorities stress that these threats, though sometimes intended as pranks, are taken with utmost seriousness.
“School threats are not a joke,” SLED Chief Mark Keel said in a statement. “Law enforcement takes every threat seriously, and everyone needs to understand that there are serious consequences.”…