At least three people, two of them juveniles, have been charged with posting violent threats online involving schools across the Kansas City metro.

In Kansas City, Missouri, police said four people have been taken into custody concerning recent threats. “We have been monitoring these threats closely and working with local and federal partners to investigate these threats,” a police spokesperson shared with KSHB 41. “We take these matters extremely seriously.”

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - More Kansas school districts are responding to potential threats made on social media. Extra officers were at all Newton schools on Wednesday after district officials said they were alerted late Tuesday night to a potential social media threat that was posted over the weekend.