“If you make a threat against a school, you will be found, you will be arrested and you will be held accountable,” Garza said. According to Garza, he has more than 30 cases pending now, with just two involving adults. Garza said while they prosecute threats every year, the sheer volume of what they're seeing now is alarming.

The Missoula Police Department was made aware of a potential threat involving Hellgate High School, which surfaced through a social media platform.

Austin Independent School District and several other surrounding school districts are teaming up with the Travis County District Attorney's Office to address the rising concern about school threats.