Threat at Yankton Middle School

THE YANKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, YANKTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AND THE YANKTON SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE CONCLUDED A SOCIAL MEDIA POST MADE AGAINST THE YANKTON MIDDLE SCHOOL DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ACTIVE THREAT AND SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION TODAY AS SCHEDULED.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS A JUVENILE WHO MADE A TIK-TOK THREAT AGAINST THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED AND THE FAMILY IS COOPERATING.  THEY ASK THAT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION BE REPORTED TO YANKTON POLICE OR THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE.  THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS INITIALLY INFORMED OF THE THREAT.  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO COLLABORATED WITH YANKTON COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY TYLER LARSEN IN DETERMINING THAT SCHOOL WOULD REMAIN IN SESSION TODAY.