A 13-year-old student was booked into the Lafayette Detention Center Thursday after he allegedly made bomb threats to their school.
School system officials say the incident happened at Lafayette Middle School.
The school’s campus was briefly placed on lockdown while school administration and law enforcement determined that a threat was not imminent and the campus returned to normal daily activities.
"As previously stated, threats of any nature are taken with the highest degree of intention and seriousness. Please emphasize to students that the Lafayette Parish School System will accept no excuses for such actions and will hold every student choosing to behave in this manner accountable," a release states.
School Resource Officers got the complaint at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday; a student allegedly was going around school making verbal threats to bomb the school, a spokesperson said.
"The student and the incident were isolated to the school’s gym and a thorough search of the area was conducted, deeming it safe for operation," a release from Lafayette Police states.
The student was placed under arrest and booked into the Lafayette Detention Center for one count of terrorizing. LPSS officials say he also faces expulsion from school.
"The safety of students and school facility are our upmost concern. These threats are serious and law enforcement needs parents and students to understand that there will be zero tolerance as it pertains to these threats of violence," the release from police states.
