Threats against Iola Middle School posted on Facebook are being investigated, although police do not believe there is any danger.
The threats included a shooting at the school.
Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said the investigation so far points to the threats coming from a Facebook account that was hacked.
The account holder is a juvenile living in Iola, but is not a student at the middle school, said Warner.
The first threat, posted Sunday, prompted an alert to Facebook officials, who deactivated the account, Warner said.
At some point after then, the account was reactivated, and another series of threats against the school were posted.
Screen shots showing the threats quickly made their way through social media circles, even after the account again was deactivated.
The commotion prompted IMS Principal Jack Stanley to send an automated telephone notice Tuesday afternoon to middle school parents to apprise them of the situation.
Iola police officers interviewed the alleged perpetrator and his parents, Warner said. No charges are pending against the juvenile.
Even though the threats appear to have been a hoax, Warner said IPD has ramped up patrols around the middle school at the start and end of each school day.
Online threats to IMS under investigation
