Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood blasts parents of kids making school threats [Video]

A Florida sheriff has called out parents and students after saying his agency spent nearly $21,000 investigating dozens of hoax school threats posted on social media in less than a day.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood spoke Friday at a news conference alongside Volusia Public Schools officials, describing the situation as “absolutely out of control.”

Chitwood said that 54 threats were reported to the Fortify Florida app, which allows citizens to report suspicious activity to law enforcement agencies, in less than 24 hours.

“That means investigators in the school district have been running around the clock to investigate these tips, which are all turning out to be false. So far, it’s cost $21,000 to do these investigations,” the sheriff said.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the sheriff’s office for more information about the cost of the investigations and how they will be paid.

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