A 14-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy from Northwest Indiana are facing charges, accused of making threats about school shootings this week. The Lake County Sheriff's Department said a police officer on Sunday was made aware of a girl, 14, from Gary, Indiana, who reportedly posted a threatening comment to a TikTok video.

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Noonan said all of the threats this week have opened up an old wound from two years ago when Riverview High School went into lockdown and was swarmed by the SWAT team after a phone threat.

One student from Rutherford High School and one from Rutherford Middle School are facing felony charges Friday after allegedly making false threats about a school shooting. Bay District School Superintendent Mark McQueen and Sheriff Tommy Ford held a joint news conference Friday afternoon regarding the two students’ arrests.

Bomb threats, copycats, and pranks—some from outside the United States—have disrupted schools across the nation.

If guilty, parents would face fines and up to $2,000 in restitution payments to any person damaged by their child's misconduct.