The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office said the 13-year-old student at Benton Middle was arrested after a concerned parent raised the office’s awareness of the threats posted on a social platform by the student. BPSO said the child faces the charge of terrorizing.

BENTON, La. - A 13-year-old Benton Middle School student has been arrested and charged with one count of terrorizing after allegedly making social media threats against the school.

A teenager was taken into police custody in connection with a social media threat against the Fort Plain Central School District.According to the Montgomery Cou