SnapChat Threat Boosts Police Presence At Mundelein High

MUNDELEIN, IL — Mundelein High School is seen extra police Monday after a Saturday social media post threatened the school, according to the Mundelein Review. Two students are in custody.

The Snapchat post warned students not to go to school, the Review reported, saying "Mundelein ain't ready for this," alongside a photo f a hand holding a pistol.

School officials announced that two of the high school's students had been taken into custody and charged.

“Threats such as these are not tolerated,” a Sunday statement from District 120 officials said. “The offenders will be subject to discipline to the fullest extent permitted.”

The Review reported school officials as saying there was no actual threat after they spoke with police. Officials had spoken with one of the student's relatives.

D120's statement read “Following the Parkland, Florida tragedy there is an upward trend of baseless threats across the country aimed at causing insecurity at our educational institutions... unfortunately, Mundelein High School is experiencing this trend.”

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