Officials Investigating 'Potential Threat' To Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Baltimore City Schools and Baltimore Police are investigating after a potential threat against Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School surfaced on social media.
Baltimore City Schools said it was made aware of the potential threat on Monday.
Baltimore City Schools also said the Baltimore Police Department is investigating and that they will, "work closely with law enforcement to hold accountable those persons responsible."
As a precautionary measure, additional security will be present at the school on January 2, according to Baltimore City Schools.
A widely-circulated Instagram post purportedly from a parent of a Mervo student threatened violence in response to their child being bullied.
"One day last week he told me that he was being bullied," a post on the account reads. "Some kids smacked him, and called him out his name several of times [sic]. So now i am going to take matters into my own hands."
As of Tuesday evening, the account that posted the threat appears to have been removed from Instagram.
Baltimore City Schools said that they take all matters of safety and security extremely seriously and will continue to assess security needs moving forward.
