Windemere Ranch Middle Shooting Threat: SRVUSD Issues Response

SAN RAMON, CA — Another message threatening a school shooting was found at a San Ramon Valley Unified School District campus, and officials are urging parents to help put an end to the uptick in these incidents.

The latest threat was discovered at Windemere Ranch Middle School, and it read, “school shooting Fri 13th.”

The San Ramon Police Department is currently investigating the threat.

"We have no reason to believe any other schools are involved at this time," according to an SRVUSD statement issued Monday.

The threat follows several made in recent weeks at SRVUSD schools — read about those incidents here:

Threat Prompts Lockdown Coyote Creek Elementary School

Shooting Threats At Iron Horse Middle School Prompt More Police

Graffiti Threat Prompts Lockdown At Iron Horse Middle School

"We recognize that there has been a recent upsurge in these kinds of incidents," the district said in Monday's statement. "We can and must take every threat we discover seriously. If we want to put an end to this negative behavior, we need your help. We need you to partner with us to reinforce to your student(s) that these incidents are serious and not to be taken lightly. There are consequences for those involved. We also are counting on our community to come forward and share any information they have that might help to identify those responsible. Information can be reported to any adult on campus or by using the anonymous tipline located on the homepage of every school website."

Given the nature of the threat, San Ramon police will be on the Windemere Ranch campus on Friday, Dec. 13.

"Site and district administration is confident in their ability to handle the situation on Friday and is anticipating a safe, normal school day," the district said in the statement. "As we have said before, but it merits repeating, the safety of our staff and students is our greatest responsibility and it will always be our highest priority. We promise to keep everyone informed as more information becomes available."