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Chiloquin students stay home after bogus gun scare Saturday Feb 24, 2018 at 4:47 PM Feb 24, 2018 at 4:47 PM Herald and News CHILOQUIN — Authorities say social media helped intensify a baseless gun scare at Chiloquin High School Friday that had parents worried about sending children to class. In a press release Friday evening, Klamath County Sheriff Chris Kaber said statements on Facebook exaggerated the severity of a Thursday incident when a student made menacing and inappropriate comments. This resulted in half the school's students not attending class Friday, said Kaber. Out of caution, the sheriff's office increased the presence of school resources officer in Chiloquin that day. Authorities continued investigating the original incident and determined Friday afternoon the threat was not credible. The student in question has since been charged with menacing, first-degree disorderly conduct and initiating a false report. This incident occurred just more than a week after 17 students were killed during a shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Former student Nikolas Cruz, 19, has been arrested for the incident. Kaber said his office has received several reports of threats to local schools during recent weeks. He said all have been investigated as serious threats and so far none have been credible. “None of them have proven to be based in any actual planned attack, but usually have come in the form of negligent words, verbal threats with mention of gun violence, or threatening messages left for others to find,” said Kaber. “In today’s society we are constantly aware that if we let our guard down, even one time, it could result in a missed opportunity to stop someone from harming children.” In response to the Parkland shooting, the Klamath County School District said Feb. 16 they are installing new door locking systems at nine district buildings as a security upgrade. The district said this upgrade was ongoing prior to last week's shooting.