Possible threats investigated at Abilene High School, Rising Star ISD

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Possible threats made against Abilene High School and Rising Star ISD have been under investigation within the past 24 hours.

Abilene ISD says that police received an anonymous call with a threat against Abilene High School Thursday morning.

After an immediate investigation, police determined there was no valid threat at the school, but officers are going to increase their presence at the school as a precaution.

Rising Star ISD says a student enrolled in the district made a threat Wednesday, but a press release states, “it was determined that there was not an immediate threat of safety for anyone on campus, and the student was isolated immediately from the student body.”

The investigation into this threat is still ongoing, and students are asked to not discuss details with each other at this time.

“It is our goal to keep all of our students and faculty/staff safe, and it is our utmost purpose to treat any complaint in the most serious way and investigate and resolve the issue fully,” Rising Star ISD principal Matthew Lawrence says.

District officials are still trying to determine if the threat was legitimate, and the student responsible is currently being separated from the rest of their peers.

No further information on either of these incidents is available at this time.