Overview

• Authorities say the social-media post contained threatening language and photos of weapons believed to have been taken inside a Tecumseh High School restroom.
• During an interview, the student admitted plans to “shoot up” the school and was booked on terroristic threats, threatening acts of violence, Computer Crimes Act violations, and obscene materials.
• The FBI alerted the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, which obtained a search warrant and detained a suspect within about six and a half hours.
• Tecumseh Public Schools closed all campuses Monday and Tuesday, rescheduled conferences and tests, will reopen Oct. 20 after fall break, and will have an increased law-enforcement presence.
• Officials have not released the post, citing juvenile privacy and FERPA; investigators are checking whether it is still circulating, and the district is reviewing safety protocols, which currently do not include metal detectors or routine bag checks.