CHARLOTTE — A 16-year-old girl was charged on Monday in connection with her involvement in a school threat against Phillip O. Berry Academy, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
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Last Friday morning, a parent who notified school officials said the threat was made on Instagram. The school resource officer and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police detectives spoke with the witness and then tracked down the girl and charged her with making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property.
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“CMPD continues to urge parents to speak with their children and come forward with information that affects the safety and learning environment within any school,” officials said in a news release.
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