State police evaluating school threats

“SLED”–the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division–is aware of school threats across South Carolina.  “SLED” says it’s evaluating the credibility of the threats although, at this time, they are believed to be a hoax.  Nevertheless, the state police urge each jurisdiction to take any and all threats seriously.  Oconee public schools have issued the following statement:  “Early this afternoon, one of our municipal Police Departments received a call about a school shooting at one of our schools.  Police and our SRO immediately responded and quickly determined that the call was a hoax.  There have been similar calls to over 15 districts in the state today.  The SDOC takes all reports of this nature seriously and responds appropriately.  We are thankful for the quick response by our local police, our SROs, school administrators, and the Sheriff’s Department.  For purely precautionary reasons, we will keep extra staff and law enforcement on site for the remainder of the day….”