All campuses in the Frisco Independent School District were placed in ‘secure status’ on Monday morning after receiving threatening emails, with officials barring entry or exit while an investigation proceeds.
District administrators immediately alerted the Frisco Police Department and initiated safety protocols, according to a letter to parents and staff. Although the threats are considered non-credible, the measures were taken out of an abundance of caution.
“The Frisco Police Department has reviewed the information and currently believes the threat to be non-credible,” the district said in a statement, per WFAA.
In secure mode, students already on campus continue in their classrooms as usual, but exterior doors are locked. Parents were urged not to send children to school, and those who had not yet arrived were told to remain home.
Campus school resource officers and principals are conducting perimeter checks, with police and district administrators staying on-site to monitor facilities.
Students will remain until law enforcement clears the way for a return to normal operations. No details were released about the threats’ content or the duration of the security steps.
The Frisco Police Department will issue any further updates.
Last week, a bomb threat prompted a heavy police response and led to the evacuation of North Dallas High School in Dallas ISD. The incident, later determined to be a hoax, disrupted the first day back in class after the winter break, as The Dallas Express reported.