Mission High School student arrested for making bomb threat 'joke'

MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One student at Mission High School was arrested Thursday for making an alleged threat toward the campus.

The unidentified student faces federal charges of making a false alarm on school grounds, according to the Mission Police Department.

Police say the student was in class when he was overheard by a teacher saying he had a bomb.

The teacher alerted administrators who called Mission police.

Authorities arrived to Mission High School, put the campus on a hold, and conducted a search warrant.

The student claimed he was joking, but was charged.

Mission police reminds all students and parents that any comments about shootings and bombs will be taken seriously.