DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO) – The Detroit Lakes School District is warning parents of a national TikTok challenge encouraging students to report false threats to schools on Friday, Dec. 17.
Superintendent Mark Jenson is encouraging parents to be vigilant with their children regarding anything they may see or hear on social media. “Our best defense is with our students, families, and community to report anything unusual or alarming they may see or hear,” he said in an email to parents.
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has made local law enforcement agencies around the state aware of the national threat circulating on social media. As of Thursday morning, at least three schools in Minnesota have located similar threat reporting. However, local and state law enforcement have not identified the threat as credible at this time.
At this time, DPS is reporting that the origins of this threat remain unknown and there is no evidence to suggest that any mass causality or severe violence incidents will occur on this date, within Minnesota or the U.S. more broadly.