Social media threat deemed a hoax, BAPS and BAPD confirm

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BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — After a screenshot involving a imaginable menace to a section schoolhouse territory went viral online, the Broken Arrow Police Department and Broken Arrow Public Schools confirmed that the menace was a hoax.

The screenshot popped up connected Wednesday and caused concerns for galore families, particularly those with students attending Broken Arrow Public Schools.

"We instrumentality immoderate threats towards our children earnestly and are responding with other patrol and coordination with Broken Arrow Public Schools," BAPD said successful a Facebook post.

The station continues to accidental that the screenshot didn't look to people immoderate peculiar schoolhouse oregon BAPS, but the constabulary section would proceed to analyse the situation.

Wednesday night, some the schoolhouse territory and BAPD confirmed that the menace was deemed to beryllium a hoax.

"The station has been utilized nationwide successful an effort to disrupt schools," writes the schoolhouse territory connected Facebook. "We volition proceed to enactment with BAPD and volition instrumentality each precaution to guarantee that our schools stay harmless for our students and staff."

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