Snapchat Threat Caused Maine South Lockdown

PARK RIDGE, IL - A 16-year-old Maine South High School student could face disorderly conduct charges in juvenile court after police said he made a threat on the Snapchat app last week. The alleged threat caused a soft lockdown at the school on Friday.

Police took the boy into custody after they were told by a Maine South administrator that a student who was not on campus at the time might be in possession of a weapon, according to a report from the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate.

The lockdown lasted for less than an hour, police noted in a community Nixle alert last week.

Police said the boy admitted to making a comment on social media referencing two other students he knew and a gun. They later found out he had no weapon.

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