‘All-clear’ given after another bomb threat at Carolina Forest High School

Caleb McCusker
·1 min read

CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — The “all-clear” was given after another bomb threat was made against Carolina Forest High School on Monday, authorities said.

Horry County police received the call and addressed the threat swiftly and efficiently to provide as little interruption to the school day as possible, Horry County Schools said.

All the buildings were checked and cleared, the district said, and the school gates have reopened. However, several law enforcement officers will remain on campus throughout the day to continue investigating.

Two students were charged on Friday in connection with one of the threats.

The threat received Thursday night by Horry County police came on the heels of one earlier in the day that authorities said was traced to an internet server in India. That incident began with a bomb threat at the school and was followed by nearly simultaneous calls to Myrtle Beach and Horry County 911 dispatchers about an active shooter in the school.

The server identified in the threat was also linked to another threat on Thursday in the Midwest, police said.

Authorities also said Thursday that they were aware of “additional misinformation in the community surrounding the incident.” Some of that information claimed that there was a real threat to safety, police said. However, it appears to have been generated by Artificial Intelligence programs and shared via social media.

No other information about Monday’s threat was immediately available.

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Caleb is a digital producer at News13. Caleb joined the team in January 2023 after graduating from Liberty University. He is from Northern Virginia. Follow Caleb on X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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