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Hot Springs student charged with communicating false alarm related to school threat

A 15-year-old Lakeside High School student has been charged with communicating false alarm after posting on Snapchat that another student had a firearm on campus.
Credit: KTHV

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — The Hot Springs Police Department responded to the Lakeside High School Campus on September 18 after receiving reports of a threatening social media post.

The message had allegedly been posted on Snapchat by a 15-year-old student and implied that another student had a firearm on school property.

Police and school officials have investigated the matter and determined it to be false.

The student responsible for creating the post has been charged with communicating a false alarm as a result.

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