Student charged after North Jersey school threat on social media

RIVERDALE — A Pompton Lakes High School student has been charged after he allegedly made a social media threat against his school Monday night, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.

The student, who is from Riverdale, was charged and released to his parents, Riverdale police said in a statement on Facebook.

The boy posted a photo of himself on SnapChat with a toy gun and a message that read, “do not go to school tomorrow,” NorthJersey.com said.

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Though the threat wasn’t directed at Betpas Riverdale Public School, a police car was stationed outside the school on Tuesday “for parents’ peace of mind and an abundance of caution,” borough police said.

Students in Riverdale attend Riverdale Public School from kindergarten through eighth grade before moving onto Pompton Lakes High School.

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