Threats appear to be hoax at Apex Friendship
LEW AS THE NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR
TO ISRAEL.
>> EXTRA SECURITY AND MODIFIED
SCHEDULES FOR SOME STUDENTS
TODAY AT A WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL,
APEX FRIENDSHIP, HIGH SCHOOL
RECEIVED SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS
OF A SHOOTING. STUDENTS ARE
SAFE WITH THE SCHOOL DAY, JUST
FINISHING WITHOUT ANY ISSUES
WRAL'S DESTINY. PATTERSON
REPORTS PARENTS AND STUDENTS
DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY
CHANCES.
>> THEY'RE DEFINITELY MORE
POLICE OFFICERS ON THIS CAMPUS
IN ANY OTHER NORMAL SCHOOL DAY.
AND ALSO PARENTS LINED UP TO
PICK UP THEIR KIDS AS SOON AS
THEY HEARD THE NEWS OF THIS
THREAT, THEY TELL ME THAT IT'S
BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY.
MY MOM TRIED CALLING TO SEE IF
I CAN LEAK LAST CHILLY, BUT ALL
THE VOICES AND ALL THE
TELEPHONE LINES ARE BACKED UP.
PARENTS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO
PICK UP THEIR KIDS AFTER
SOMEONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
THREATENED A SHOOTING AT APEX
FRIENDSHIP. HIGH SCHOOL.
>> LIBBY SHOT SAYS SHE'D RATHER
TAKE THE ABSENCE THAN RISK
SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING WHILE
SHE'S IN CLASS TO CLASS ON THE
FOREST FLOOR. SOMETHING DID
HAPPEN LIKE I.
>> I TRIED TO SAY SORRY, THE
SCHOOL ADJUSTED LUNCH SCHEDULES
BUT DID NOT EVACUATE OR LOCK
DOWN THE SCHOOL PARENTS
RECEIVED THIS ALERT, QUOTE,
WHILE INCIDENTS LIKE THESE ARE
TYPICALLY A HOAX, WE TAKE THEM
SERIOUSLY KNOW THAT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO TAKE EVERY MEASURE
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR
STUDENTS.
>> INCLUDING INCREASED POLICE
AND SECURITY PRESENCE NOW
DROPPED EVERYTHING TO TRY TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THE THREAT SPREAD ON SOCIAL
MEDIA, HAVING PARENTS LIKE AIR
ENJOY WORRIED FOR HER SON WHO
GOES TO HOLLY SPRINGS HIGH
SCHOOL.
>> OUR KIDS SAID IT WAS THEIR
SCHOOL AND IOWA. THAT HAPPENED
WAS BECAUSE THE SOCIAL MEDIA
AND TEXTING DURING CLASS, THE
DISTRICT SAYS, YOU KNOW, OTHERS
SCHOOLS RECEIVED THREATS BUT A
COPY CAT CIRCULATED AMONG
STUDENTS ACROSS THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. IT'S DEFINITELY
REALLY, REALLY SCARY. CAUSE OF
BECOMING MORE COMMON THAT
THAT'S ONLY TIMELY MUSIC LIKE
JUSTIN TAKES OFF AND ACTUALLY
THINKING WHAT?
>> SHOT SAYS THAT SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS MONITOR THE
HALLWAYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
ALSO ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO
TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT
REPORTING THREATS MAKING
THREATS CAN LEAD TO CRIMINAL
CHARGES IN SUSPENSION FROM