SANTEE, Calif. (KGTV) - Deputies stepped up patrols at West Hills High School in Santee Friday after an unsubstantiated threat was made against a similarly-named school in Kentucky.
San Diego County sheriff’s officials said deputies were made aware of an Instagram post on Thursday that warned students to not come to school on Sept. 14 or they would get hurt.
An investigation determined that the social media threat was not directed at West Hills High School and was made by a student at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Frankfort County sheriff’s officials said the threat at Western Hills High was “scratched into a stall of the women’s restroom” on Thursday, and the incident remains under investigation.
Despite no direct threat made to West Hills High in Santee, extra patrols will be at the campus throughout the day Friday out of an abundance of caution.
Out of an abundance of caution, we will have additional law enforcement on campus today. More detailed information on this investigation will be released from @SDSheriff @SDSOSantee.
— PIO Catherine Martin (@GUHSDPIO) September 14, 2018
