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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Fewer Students, But No Issues As Ladue Schools Guard Against Threat

School leaders took no chances after a social media threat with an image of the Newtown, CT shooter showed up on Instagram.

Attendance was down Thursday at Ladue School district buildings, but otherwise, all seemed to be quiet after school leaders learned Wednesday of a threat posted on an Instagram account with a picture of the man who shot and killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT last month. According to FOX2, the account said “Those who cry to the news stations can’t stop me.” The threat came a day after school officials were investigating another Instagram account circulating around Ladue Middle School that had pictures of students and crude comments attached to them. “I know the parents felt safe today. I really didn’t get any complaints. Attendance was down somewhat. Some parents erred on the side of caution keeping their kids …

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flyoverland

8:30 am on Friday, January 18, 2013

I am sure they will ultimately find the person. However, that will take time for subpoenas to be issued, sent and processed. When I had a company some years ago, people would sometimes post false information and we always were able to find them. I was watching Channel 4 last night and they had a story that you can actually find ID's from the pictures that were posted. Apparently, when your camera…   more ›

Social Media Threat Increases Law Enforcement Presence at Ladue Schools

An Instagram account reportedly used the same profile picture as that of the shooter in the Newtown, CT school shooting.

  Information was provided by the Communications Department of the Ladue School District. This is the message that went out by email last night: "Wednesday evening, January 16 a broad threat to the Ladue School District community was posted on social media. Although no specific action was specified, law enforcement presence will be increased at all schools during the day today.  There is a strong possibility this is over-reaction.  However, district officials are taking the situation very seriously and are taking every precaution to ensure the safety of our students and our staff.  We will provide additional information during the day, as necessary."   FOX2 news reports that the threat came in the form of an Instagram account. Patch was …

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