15-YEAR-OLD ON-LINE STUDENT ARRESTED ON SCHOOL VIOLENCE CHARGES
CLEWISTON, FL. -- Friday, September 19, 2025, Hendry County Deputies arrested a 15-year-old online student for written threats to “shoot up the high school and middle school”.
It was reported that on Friday, a report was made to Clewiston High School SRO, that a teacher had received an email from a 15-year-old online student threatening to “shoot the middle and high school up”.
Immediate contact was made with HCSO Detectives who conducted a thorough investigation into the incident. Parents allowed law enforcement to conduct a thorough search of the home and confirmed there were no firearms located at the residence. After speaking with the student, he told detectives “It was funny to him”.
“We take incidents like this very serious”, said Sheriff Steve Whidden. “This isn’t funny and it’s not a joke”. Sheriff Whidden continued, “our primary concern is for the safety of the students and school staff. We will not tolerate these threats of harm”.
The student was arrested on charges of Written or Electronic Threats to Kill, Do Bodily Injury or Conduct a Mass Shooting and Violation of Probation. Currently, the juvenile is being held at the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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