A 16-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High School student was arrested Friday after threatening to shoot up the school, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said.
The FBI tipped off the Sheriff’s Office Friday about a teen’s threat to shoot up a school. Officers identified a 16-year-old girl at Flagler Palm Coast High School as the suspect, according to the sheriff’s office.
The News-Journal is not naming the girl because she has not been formally charged as an adult.
A school deputy quickly found the student and made sure there were no weapons while other officers responded, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The girl admitted that she posted on social media: “I forgot to use setting spray, I’m going to shoot up the school.”
The student was charged with making a written/electronic threat to kill or cause bodily harm to another. She was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility for treatment and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice released her to her parents.
“The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office takes all threats seriously, especially those directed at a school or its student body,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Parents, I implore you once again to be the sheriff in your home and talk to your children. What a stupid comment to make because you forgot to put the setting spray on your makeup.”
Staly thanked the FBI for the tip.
This article originally appeared in the Daytona Beach News-Journal: Flagler Palm Coast student accused of making shooting threat
