BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A 12-year-old is facing charges for making a school threat, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
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Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said they got a tip about a Snapchat threat at Jefferson Middle School.
In it, the boy allegedly said “but for real, I’m gonna shoot this school up.”
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Deputies said he claimed it was a joke, but the sheriff says it’s no laughing matter.
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