A teenage boy who allegedly posted a ”threatening social media post” leading to the lockdown of a Melbourne school has received a caution.
Victoria Police said the Hampton boy was arrested over the post yesterday, which “allegedly made possible threats towards a teacher from a Bayside school”.
St Bede’s, a Catholic all-boys secondary school at Mentone, was forced into lockdown at 8.25am, and was lifted an hour later.
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Principal Deb Frizza told 9News that “all students and staff were safe” and said they followed advice from Victoria Police.
The 17-year-old boy was released from custody and given a caution following the alleged post.
“The threats were non-specific and not targeted at an individual school or person,” police said.
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