UPDATE:  Mishawaka police have arrested a 15-year-old for making the threat.

The threat was made in the comments during the School City of Mishawaka School Board’s live meeting online.

The Mishawaka Police Department issued a statement Thursday afternoon:

The Mishawaka Police Department is investigating a threat that was made on Youtube Chat during the School City of Mishawaka School Board Meeting on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Mishawaka Detectives secured a search warrant for Google concerning the social media post to shoot up the school. Google replied to the search warrant showing the account returned to a 15-year-old juvenile from LaPorte County. Mishawaka Detectives interviewed the juvenile with a parent present. The Mishawaka Police Department has forwarded the case to the St. Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center for Intimidation.

The Mishawaka Police Department and School City of Mishawaka take every threat serious especially threats made toward our schools, the safety of our students and staff. We will use all means available to identify the individual(s) and hold them accountable.

Mishawaka High School students were on e-learning Thursday after the school received a threat Wednesday night.

Thursday had been scheduled to be the first day back in class for secondary students as part of the phased plan to return to in-person learning.