Alabama middle school threatened online – for second day in row

Published 9:08 am Wednesday, September 21, 2022

An Alabama middle school was threatened in a social media post, police said early Wednesday. It was the second day in a row for such threats.

Opelika police say the Opelika Middle School was referenced in a threatening social media post.

Police responded to the school, evacuated the building and were checking the facility with use of a K-9 unit, police reported.

Wednesday’s threat comes on the heels of a similar threat made the day prior. After searching the school Tuesday morning, police deemed the threat was not imminent.