Police across South Florida say school threat circulating on social media is not credible

DORAL, Fla. – Law enforcement officials around South Florida say a social media threat made against a school has been deemed to be not credible.

It’s unclear whether this was a generic school threat post or if the post named a specific school as authorities and school officials from Miami-Dade and Broward counties took to Twitter overnight to assure the public that school campuses in the area were safe.

Doral police said they were aware of the threats that were circulating online and through text messages.

While the threat was determined to be a hoax, authorities in Doral say they will still be adding an additional police presence to area schools on Friday.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, meanwhile, also took to Twitter to remind the public that “We have a ZERO-TOLERANCE policy for this type of activity.”

Parents later received an automated phone call from the school district informing them that the threat originated somewhere in Broward County.

Pembroke Pines police confirmed on Twitter that the post did not reference a school in their city.

No other details were immediately released.