Pennsbury School District Addresses Recent Tik Tok Threats

FALLSINGTON, PA — The Pennsbury School District has released a statement regarding the recent Tik Tok social media threats that have been circulating around the country.

A series of video posts to the popular social media platform encouraged young users to partake in a "challenge" to skip school on Friday, Dec. 17, with threats of violence at schools around the country being implied by those who posted the videos.

The videos have caused schools districts around the country to deal with the issue in various ways, with some publishing statements on the precautions that will be taken to ensure the safety of students and staff at their schools. One such district was Pennsbury School District, based out of Fallsington.

"While we do not believe the threat to be credible, we are closely monitoring the situation and taking it seriously," said Thomas A. Smith, Superintendent of Schools at Pennsbury, in a statement posted on social media.

Despite the threats not being considered credible, the district will have added precautions put in place to ensure the safety of everyone at all Pennsbury schools.

"We will have an increased police presence around our buildings on Friday as an added precaution."

Smith suggests that parents monitor their children's social media use and look for any red flags of threats such as these. He also implores students and staff to use the Safe2Say program, where users can anonymously report threats and suspicious activity.

"This situation serves as a good example of the danger involved in sharing posts online that refer to school safety threats," Smith said. "Even if they are not credible threats, they can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety for our students, families, and staff."