WCPS: New threat against CBA emerges, rumors of ‘shots fired’ not true

Parents of Charles B. Aycock High School students are currently picking up their children from campus en masse after a new social media threat against the school prompted district officials to send out two calls.

Wayne County Public Schools Public Information Officer Ken Derksen confirmed a new threat had been made against the school, but said one of the two social media posts claiming shots had been fired on campus was false.

Here is the content of the two calls made to CBA parents:

Message 1: “This message is for parents who have a child enrolled at Charles B. Aycock High School. We want to inform you that our school has been placed in a soft lockdown after the school learned about another social media threat. Law enforcement was notified and we continue to have extra law enforcement presence on our campus. A soft lockdown means instruction and movement inside the building continues without disruption, while exterior doors remain locked and any movement outside the building is closely monitored. Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions.”

Message 2:“This is an important message for Charles B Aycock families. Someone has posted false information on social media stating shots have been fired at our school. This is not true. Again, this is not true. We are only in soft lock down due to a social media threat. Please do not call 911 as the sheriff’s department is on our campus and is investigating these continued threats being made on social media.”