A threatening social media post prompted police to respond to Grulla High School Monday morning.
According to a letter from Rio Grande City CISD Superintendent Adolfo Peña Jr., the school’s administration was contacted by a concerned parent about 2 a.m. Monday regarding a social media post that indicated a student would bring a firearm to the campus.
“The post also contained a warning to ‘not go to school tomorrow,’” Peña wrote. “As always, we must take precautionary measures to thoroughly address these safety issues.”
According to the letter, Principal Ariel Ozuna and a security guard made contact with the student Monday morning and escorted him to one of the district police department’s rooms, where he was questioned by their personnel, La Grulla city police officers and district administration.
The letter says that the student will face “serious disciplinary and legal consequences,” although it wasn’t clear whether those consequences include being arrested.
The district has not immediately responded to a request for comment.
Peña says the district’s safety precautions are significant.
“We have district and campus administrators, as well as police officers monitoring every entrance and patrolling the area, and the district will continue to remain vigilant as we proceed further,” he wrote.
Last semester, in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Rio Grande Valley law enforcement responded to over a dozen threats at local schools of varying severity.
Earlier this month a video of students driving onto campus with what appeared to be weapons prompted a law enforcement response at La Joya ISD.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the name of the superintendent.
