

Support services are available to any student who has concerns about the incident, he added.

Perry Superintendent Scott Beatty said some students stayed home today. "We have to look at everything - the bigger picture - with these scenarios." "You can't just eliminate a single avenue," Pomesky said. Through the investigation, police found the student did not have access to weapons. The amount of misinformation that was spread throughout the community made it difficult, he added. Law enforcement spent an extensive amount of time weeding through communications. "Our students immediately started interacting with parents, parents got involved, the school involved and got us information. "A lot went right in this from the start," Pomesky said. He was booked into the Stark Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center. The 13-year-old student was charged with a felony count of inducing panic. "We talked to the two additional people in the communication and to multiple others who brought forward information." "There was only one person involved in creating the panic inside the district," Pomesky said. Pomesky said the post indicated two other people being involved, but the investigation found the students did not have any knowledge of the post or the threat. The student allegedly posted the shooting threat on Snapchat. More: Central Catholic student removed from school for social media post Perry Township Police Chief Mike Pomesky said his department received several calls reporting the threat just after 4:30 p.m. PERRY TWP. – Students heading to class in Perry Local Schools will see a greater police presence today after a 13-year-old was accused of threatening a shooting at Edison Middle School on social media.
