School Threats

A spate of inquiries to law enforcement has prompted one local agency to reach out to the community it protects to calm unwarranted concerns.A spokesman for the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office issued an alert Wednesday morning about the topic."I am receiving a lot of inquiries about possible threats to our schools this morning. I thought it would be best to reach out to all of you at once to quell any rumors," Chris Hall, public relations officer at the Sheriff's Office, said.

Multiple incidents this week involving threats at Mariner High School in Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres Middle School prompted a statement by Christopher Bernier, the School District of Lee County's superintendent of schools.

The Fake Threats, Real Consequences campaign was launched as a partnership between the Lee County School District and local law enforcement agencies to…