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Extra security and law enforcement will be at Wake Forest Middle School on Tuesday after a threat was posted on social media Monday evening. 



TOWARD RECORD HIGHS FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK. >> TODAY, EXTRA SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE AWAKE. FARCE MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER A THREAT WAS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WRAL'S LAURA LEVINE AND LAURA, THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A LONG STRING OF THREATS THAT WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS. >> IT IS JEFF PARENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE THAT EXTRA SECURITY HERE AT WAKE FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL LATER THIS MORNING. AND WE JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS JUST A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THAT THEY DO TO MAKE STUDENTS AND STAFF FEEL SAFE. PRINCIPAL CHRIS BRADFORD SHARED THIS MESSAGE WITH PARENTS STATING THE SCHOOL RECENTLY DISCOVERED A THREAT TO THE SCHOOL AND SPECIFIC MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT WAS POSTED ONLINE YESTERDAY EVENING. HE ALSO THANKED STUDENTS AND PARENTS FOR COMING FORWARD WITH THE INFORMATION THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS INVESTIGATING ALONG WITH THE WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SECURITY TEAM. GET A LOOK AT THIS MAP HERE AT THIS SCHOOL THREAT IS ADDED TO THE LONG LIST OF THREATS MADE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM JUST THIS MONTH ALONE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OF 11 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN TARGETED LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW TO REALLY CRACK DOWN ON THE THREATS WE ARE SEEING THAT JUST CONTINUES TO POP UP ACROSS WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THIS MORNING HERE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT PRESENTS. WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AS STUDENTS ARE BEING DROPPED OFF.

Wake Forest Middle School adds security after social media threat

A note sent to Wake Forest Middle School families from the principal said the Wake County Public School School System's Office of Security and the sheriff's office determined the threat was a hoax.

Officials identify juvenile who made social media threat towards Wake Forest Middle School

A Wake Forest Middle School student was pepper-sprayed Friday afternoon as a school resource officer tried to break up a fight in the school cafeteria, officials said.

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Wake Forest Middle School adds security after social media threat

Officials identify juvenile who made social media threat towards Wake Forest Middle School

Pepper spray used to break up fight at Wake Forest Middle