Bothell High School to close Friday due to threatening graffiti found on campus

In a letter from the Northshore School District sent to families, Bothell High School will be closed Friday following the discovery of threatening graffiti on campus, which threatened violence to the entire school community.

Superintendent Michell Reid said Bothell police were notified and they are working with school officials to identify the source of the threat.

“I have decided to close the Bothell High School campus on Friday, Dec. 17, out of an abundance of caution. Instead, classes will be held via Zoom,” Reid said in the letter.

The letter stated that “There will be consequences.”

This is not the first incident for the high school, which was closed in early December due to a safety concern. The school had received an anonymous “threat of violence.”

This current incident also follows posts on TikTok warning of shootings and bomb threats at schools nationwide on Friday.

Officials said those threats were not credible and assured parents that security would be tightened, The Associated Press reported.

In a statement posted to its Twitter account, TikTok’s communications team said, “We handle even rumored threats with utmost seriousness, which is why we’re working with law enforcement to look into warnings about potential violence at schools even though we have not found evidence of such threats originating or spreading via TikTok.”

On Friday, many schools across the region will be taking the precautions necessary to keep students and staff safe.

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