St. Ann, Missouri, police said they thwarted a possible school shooting. The teen was charged with first-degree terrorist threat, resisting arrest and unlawful use of weapons.

As schools face a widespread surge in violent threats, districts have rushed to respond through parent meetings, local press appearances, and videos of students urging their peers to be careful what they post online.

The number of threats of violence against area schools has risen to the dozens as school safety concerns spike nationwide, local and federal law enforcement officials said Friday.

Parents across the Miami Valley are concerned as threats against local schools continue. Riverside police were at two schools Friday morning after threats began circulating on social media. The threat was reported Thursday evening,

Read more <a href=" Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement gathered in Austin on Friday morning to talk about school safety concerns, as they’ve been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago.