Three young teens to face court over alleged shooting threats

A third young teen will face court over alleged school shooting threats as the first of the accused faces court. Police allege the girl shared the original threat.

A young boy has faced court and a third teen has been embroiled in the alleged school shooting hoaxes that have rocked Playford International College.

The boy, 14, of Brompton, appeared in the Youth Court on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after police reported a 13-year-old girl over an alleged shooting threat.

This comes after another Elizabeth Downs boy, 14, was on Monday reported by police after the first alleged threat.

The Brompton boy became the first person to be arrested over the alleged Snapchat hoaxes, when he was refused bail and made to face the court.

In a public statement, police alleged he made a copycat threat to “shoot up” the school using an image he downloaded from the internet.

He faced the court after spending time on remand.

Three alleged Snapchat shooting threats made across Sunday and Monday and targeting Playford International College. Pictures: Supplied

Playford International College. Picture: Google

The 13-year-old girl, of Para Hills, was reported on Wednesday afternoon with allegedly creating a false belief.

In another public statement, police alleged the girl sent the Snapchat post around, but that she was not responsible for the original post.

She was summonsed to face the Youth Court at a later date.

The Elizabeth Downs boy, 14, was on Monday reported by police after the first alleged threat, but is yet to face court.

Members of the school community have been left bewildered by the repeated claims with several parents deciding to keep their children home from school until the issue is resolved.

The school was rocked by three alleged threats across Sunday, Monday and Tuesday this week, with all allegedly including photos of guns and captions saying they would “shoot up” the school.

Almost a full day after the first threat initially emerged the school finally responded to frenzied parents and caregivers informing them of what was going on.

The school also responded after the second threat, with principal Karen Bond sending a letter out to the school community.

“The school has been assured there is no immediate risk and the school remains open,” Ms Bond wrote.

“We are aware of the alarm this may cause parents and students, but we remain in contact with both the police and the Department of Education at all times in order to ensure we have the best advice possible to ensure the safety of students.”

A concerned parent from the school said she had kept her children home every day this week, and had rushed to the school on Tuesday to pick them up after learning of the second threat.

“It’s ridiculous to be honest (with) these kids causing such stress and chaos,” she said.

“I am keeping my children home again today.”

The hoaxes came seven years after a bomb threat at the school that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of students.