The Fayette school district went on lockdown for a brief period on Friday afternoon in response to a purported threat on social media. Central Methodist University, Fayette City Hall, and local banks were also notified at the same time. Officers from the Fayette Police Department, the Howard County Sheriff’s Department, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were on scene.

The threat made over Snapchat: “Imma light up fayette ware, this marks the day everyone will remember me that’s what these people get for bullying.” A student at Fayette High School here saw the screenshot and immediately showed it to faculty.

Howard County Sheriff Jeff Oswald told this newspaper that area law enforcement responded and the school district was locked down while the nature of the threat was determined. Once it was discovered that the threat was not aimed toward the Fayette district, but rather at the Fayette Ware school district in Fayette County Tennessee, the lockdown was lifted.

The following text message was sent out via Falcon Alerts once the lockdown ended. “As you may have heard, the school district was under lockdown. School classes have resumed as normal. Law enforcement investigated a potential threat and it was determined to be unrelated to our district.”

Several parents have expressed concern that they were not notified of the lockdown until it was lifted.

The Fayette County Public Schools in Somerville, Tennessee issued a press release Friday afternoon that stated  that there is no immediate threat to any students or staff members and that an investigation by law enforcement officers is ongoing.