What happened at Euless' Trinity High School? 15-year-old arrested for bomb threat 

Trinity High School in Euless, Texas, was evacuated on Thursday, September 1, 2022, after a student allegedly made a bomb threat. Students and teachers were kept out of the way while police investigated a potential threat that could endanger lives.

A 15-year-old Trinity High School student was detained in connection with the incident, according to Euless police.

A number of North Texas school districts and schools were also forced into lockdown on Thursday due to a similar threat.

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Police detains student of Trinity High School

Student expresses intention to blow up their school. (Representative image via Pexels)

Police from Euless and Bedford, as well as the FBI and the bomb squad, were dispatched to the school to conduct an investigation. 2,600 students and staff were evacuated to the football field while police searched the school campus at midday. The school also announced the same on its Facebook page.

The school stated:

"At this time, we are not asking parents to come to the campus to pick up students."

A school resource officer contacted the police after pupils reported overhearing a classmate making threatening remarks during a cheer rally. According to Sgt. Scott Peterson of the Euless Police Department:

"We had a couple of students that stated that they had grenades in backpacks, and they were going to blow the school up."

After searching the student's backpack, no explosives were discovered. More information about what the responsible student heard and how they reacted was revealed by police. Peterson added:

"Overheard a conversation this student had made. I don’t want to quote exactly what he said, but something in the nature of that he wanted to blow the school up. A student took that information to a teacher..."

He continued:

"The threat was there was a bomb somewhere in the school in a backpack. We were able to locate the subject that was involved in that threat. He was interviewed by investigators, and they determined the information of the threat was just because he was upset at a teacher."

A state jail felony charge of false alarm or report was brought against the student.

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Students and parents in a state of shock after Trinity High School incident

Most of the students were perplexed because helicopters and police officers surrounded the school's campus, and everyone was fleeing with no idea of what was going on. Parents were also extremely worried about their children's safety.

Following the Trinity High School tragedy, Sgt. Peterson assured parents and caregivers that threats against schools are being taken seriously.

Peterson urged parents in every school district to talk to their children about the fact that even idle threats, whether made in person, via text, or on social media, will be investigated. He also hopes that parents will instill in their children the confidence to report inappropriate behavior to them or another responsible adult.