Text Message Threat Puts Vallejo School On Alert
An ominous text message Friday put high school officials and authorities in Vallejo on alert and prompted some students to avoid attending school altogether.
Hogan High School is located on Rosewood Avenue in Vallejo
A student KTVU spoke with Friday morning said the text message was sent from some who need to complete an initiation.
"He's trying to get into a gang and he has to kill five people at Hogan, but I'm really not sure if it's true," said Hogan student Leilani.
"It's like a gang thing," agreed student Taradeep Gil.
A district spokesperson said there was more than one version of the threat. The one she remembered stated a shooting was to take place somewhere in Vallejo and would involve Hogan High kids.
The school's principal wouldn't talk specifics.
According to some students KTVU spoke with, the contents of the text and who sent it is directly related to their level of concern.
"I thought the odds of me or my sister getting shot out of a school of 800 was pretty unlikely, so we decided to come to school anyway," said Hogan student Inderdeep Gil.
The district said it took precautions in case the threat was real. They said extra police were patrolling outside and inside campus. Additionally, extra site supervisors were shifted from other schools. The show of force was supposed to act as a deterrent.
But according to one student, the only thing that has deterred anyone was the threat itself.
"A lot of people stayed home today because of the text because a lot of parents told them to stay home because they're really scared," said Leilani.
The principal at Hogan High didn't deny that, but said attendance is where it should be on an average Friday.
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