Teen arrested after Tamalpais High School District cancels classes over threats
Authorities arrested a Marin County teen for allegedly threatening school violence, prompting the cancellation of classes for an entire school district Friday.
On Friday morning, the Tamalpais Union High School District announced that classes were canceled at all their campuses due to the threats. The district includes Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, Archie Williams High School in San Anselmo, Redwood High School in Larkspur, along with San Andreas and Tamiscal high schools in Larkspur.
"Please remain home or return home if you are already on campus or in transit," according to a message posted Friday on the district website.
A message sent to parents at one of the schools and obtained by CBS News Bay Area said, "We just received a Share911 evacuation order from the district for everyone to leave campus/not come to campus due to a bomb threat for the entire district."
District officials said the threat did not specify a target site. Mill Valley police along with Central Marin Police Authority responded to the campuses, which were cleared of potential threats.
On Friday afternoon, Central Marin Police said they received a report from the FBI regarding a threat of a school shooting in San Anselmo that was made on social media.
With the help of the FBI, authorities arrested a suspect, identified as a 15-year-old girl from San Anselmo who attends a school in the district. Her name is not being released due to her age.
"The Central Marin Police and our school partners take all threats of violence extremely seriously," the agency said in a statement. "We will continue to work diligently to identify and apprehend those responsible. School safety and providing a safe place for students to thrive is of paramount importance."
Anyone with additional information is asked to call police at 415-927-5150.
