Billings public schools has deemed the latest online threat to not be credible, although police will take some precautions. Superintendent Greg Upham sent a districtwide email Thursday describing a nationwide threat for Dec. 17. Talks with law enforcement and communication with the school administrators of Montana led to the threat being deemed not credible. Police will increase patrols around the school campuses and school resource officers, stationed inside the schools, are coordinating and communicating with one another, said Upham. The threat circulated on the social media platform TikTok and threatens “every school in the USA, even elementary,” according to the district's email.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2021 22:14 UTC