UPDATE (4:10)
The Catalina Foothills School District has confirmed threatening messages involving individuals at Orange Grove Middle School:
"The Catalina Foothills School District is aware of a threatening message involving individuals at Orange Grove Middle School that was posted on social media Thursday evening. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) is actively investigating the matter and has taken appropriate steps to ensure the safety of students and staff."
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ORIGINAL STORY:
The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced they have arrested two students after multiple reports of threats directed at several schools in the county.
PCSD did not name the schools that were threatened.
The sheriff's department said the Tucson Police Department also received similar reports within their jurisdiction.
Tucson Police subsequently sent out a notice that a social media threat was reported at Andrada Polytechnic High School on Tucson's far southeast side Friday. The threat was deemed not credible and appeared to be part of a national social media post that originated in Georgia, the notice said. It was not related to the arrests made by Pima County Sheriff's Department.
RELATED: KGUN 9's Southside reporter Reyna Preciado is following up with two schools that received social media threats recently. Later Friday, we also speak to a mother with children in the Catalina Foothills District, where threats were made at her children's middle school this week.
PCSD said the School Resource Officer (SRO) unit and patrol deputies were dispatched to the schools that were threatened within their jurisdiction.
The department announced deputies and SROs will continue to maintain a heightened presence and security across schools in the county.
PCSD said detectives launched thorough investigations into each threat. Two students have been arrested, and the investigations are ongoing.
"PCSD will continue to treat every report with the seriousness it deserves, ensuring the safety of our schools and the community remains our top priority," the department said.
