If guilty, parents would face fines and up to $2,000 in restitution payments to any person damaged by their child's misconduct.

Noonan said all of the threats this week have opened up an old wound from two years ago when Riverview High School went into lockdown and was swarmed by the SWAT team after a phone threat.

A 14-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy from Northwest Indiana are facing charges, accused of making threats about school shootings this week. The Lake County Sheriff's Department said a police officer on Sunday was made aware of a girl, 14, from Gary, Indiana, who reportedly posted a threatening comment to a TikTok video.

Bomb threats, copycats, and pranks—some from outside the United States—have disrupted schools across the nation.

The FBI and Northern Regional Police Department have learned that two threats made against the district originated from Australia.

According to reports, a bomb threat was called into Pine-Richland Friday morning. In a message sent to staff, parents and student, the middle and high schools are both on lockdown and the campus is closed following the threat.

Explosives-sniffing dogs were on the campuses of Pine-Richland School District’s middle and high schools Friday morning after the district received a bomb threat. The North Hills schools, both in Pine,