Four children aged 11-15 in Volusia County, Florida were arrested for making school threats that were detected by an AI monitoring system called Gaggle, which alerted authorities to threatening content on school devices.
Between September 12-16, Volusia County deputies arrested four children for making school threats. On September 12, a 15-year-old at Deltona High School wrote a threat on his school laptop to bring a gun and shoot another student, which triggered a Gaggle alert that notified the school resource deputy. The same day, a 13-year-old at River Springs Middle School drew an AR-15 style rifle on his desk with threatening words and a date/time. On September 15, a 13-year-old at Deltona Middle School recorded video of himself loading and handling a gun, then sent it to other students along with rap lyrics about taking a life. On September 16, an 11-year-old at Southwestern Middle School wrote a 'kill list' on his desk. All students cited being bullied or having a bad day as motivation. The Gaggle AI system detected the digital threat and automatically alerted authorities, leading to the arrests. All four children were charged with felonies and transported to the Volusia Family Resource Center for processing.
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