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S Carolina teen accused of threatening 'round 2 of Florida'
S Carolina teeiin accused of threatening 'round 2 of Florida'
By: Staff The Associated Press, Published on 1FiJ 1Felb 16 2618
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A South Carolina high school student has been charged in connection
with a Snapchat post warning of a "round two of Florida."
Spartanburg County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Kevin Bobo said in a statement a Broome High
School student's parent alerted deputies about the social media threat Wednesday night. Bobo
says the Snapchat photo depicted a student wearing a mask and holding an assault rifle.
The freshman told deputies the message was intended to be a joke.
Spartanburg School District 3 spokeswoman Sherri Horton tells the Spartanburg Herald -Journal
the threat is nonetheless being taken seriously. She said the timing of the message, which came
just hours after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people, heightened the
perception of the threat.
The student is charged with disturbing schools.
Information from: Herald -Journal, http://www.goupstate.com/
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