After investigating, St. Joseph Police say the source of the social media threat which appeared to be directed at Central High School came from out of state.

The St. Joseph School District and police say there is no reason to believe there is any danger at St. Joseph’s Central High School.

As previously reported, the School District received a screenshot of a threatening message shared on Snapchat and other social media sites, saying, “Be ready central high school. (Expletive) you.”

Capt. Jeff Wilson with the Police Department said, after an investigation, it was found that the source of the presumed threat was not in Missouri. It is believed that the threat was a posting that came out of West Virginia regarding a Central High School in that state, which began circulating locally on social media.

According to a press release, the district takes student safety seriously and said any time anyone sees something suspicious to notify a school principal or law enforcement.