Is the Lee County campaign to stop school threats working?

A campaign launched a month ago by Lee County school district and Lee County Sheriff’s Office, called fake threats, real consequences, is an initiative that was implemented to deter hoax threats. Eleven students have been arrested for making threats since then, and the threats don’t seem to be slowing down.

Are the kids getting the message?

While many people get new information through organizations like WINK News, experts say students are largely communicating and consuming information through social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram.

“It’s the main primary way they have,” said FGCU Professor Dr. David Thomas, who has a Ph.D. in forensic psychology. “They’ll use social media. That’s a very common form, but it make it easy for law enforcement to track.”

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