Juvenile In Custody After Threat To Superior High School

Threat sent out on Snapchat

SUPERIOR, Wis. – A juvenile was taken into custody Sunday after a threat of violence at Superior High School.

According to police, the threat was posted on social media.

The photo above was submitted to FOX 21 by a family member of a Superior High School student who said her niece and her niece’s fellow students saw the image Sunday on the social media site known as Snapchat. We have blurred the face and the name of this Snapchat user, as the suspect is a juvenile.

When investigators were told of the threat, they worked with the district’s administration to identify the juvenile who was eventually arrested.

As of Sunday evening, Superior police reported that they do not believe there are any safety concerns to students or staff at any school in Superior.

The incident remained under investigation Sunday night.

Superior School Dist. Superintendent Janna Stevens released the following message on Facebook:

This afternoon a threat of violence was made against Superior High School by a Superior High School student. We have been working directly with the Superior Police Department, as we take any threat very seriously. The student making the threat is in police custody. We will have additional law enforcement present at Superior High School tomorrow as an additional safety measure. The Police and Superior School District are confident that there are no safety concerns due to our proactive, collaborative work today. Please know we will take great care of our students, your children tomorrow and always.