Overview
- Gaggle flagged the message typed on a school-issued device at Southwestern Middle School in Deland, alerting a school resource officer.
- Volusia County deputies arrested the student and booked him into juvenile custody, with authorities not disclosing specific charges.
- The teen told investigators he was "just trolling" a friend who had annoyed him, according to local reports.
- Video shared on social media shows the student in restraints, and the sheriff’s office urged parents to warn kids after calling it "another 'joke' that created an emergency on campus."
- The episode underscores districts’ growing use of tools like Gaggle, which privacy advocates criticize for false alarms and intrusion into students’ lives.