A teen is in jail after threatening a school shooting Thursday in an Instagram post. The
Youngker High School student 18-year-old Isaiah Chavez, was arrested at his home on charges of making threats and interference with or disruption of an educational institution, according to a Buckeye Police statement on Friday.
Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, a student told a campus school resource officer about a threat from an unknown author on Instagram, police stated.
“The Buckeye Police Criminal Investigations Division began looking into the account,” Friday’s statement reported.
Police determined that it belonged to Chavez, police stated.
Detectives arrested Chavez at his Buckeye home at about 9 p.m. Thursday, after which he was booked on the related charges.
Student Resource Officers
“Buckeye police take every reported threat involving our schools very seriously,” Friday’s statement read. “Through the combined efforts of our school resource officers and detective team, this incident was investigated thoroughly to ensure the safety of students, staff and our community. We commend the actions of the student who promptly reported the online threat. As always, if you see something, say something.”
Buckeye Union High School Distrct Spt. Steve Bebee priased the service of student resource officers.
"We are blessed to have designated SRO’s on each of our three comprehensive campuses," Bebee said. "The time they spend getting to know the student body and building those relationships is critical to the safety and wellbeing of all our campuses. This latest incident is just another example of the trust that students have with their SRO’s and their willingness to say something when they are aware of a concern or safety issue. Once again nothing came of a potential threat because a student was willing in inform the SRO on their campus. Again, we are blessed."
Bebee said the district did not have "any overarching concerns of students or parents feeling unsafe in our schools."
"Again, having SRO’s is a big reason students feel safe on our campuses," Bebee said
Also on Thursday, police were called to Westpark Elementary School after a sixth-grade student was found to have a notebook that contained written threats directed toward other students.
In that case no charges were filed because “no one is choosing to aid in prosecution,” police stated.
