Wednesday morning, a line of police cars greeted students coming into school for the PSAT.

A staff member noticed an anonymous tweet that threatened a school shooting. After the faculty member notified Principal Alan Goodwin, police officers, school security and central office personnel mobilized. The network of security examined the situation and decided there was no imminent threat, so school could open safely and on time.

Police are now following up on the threat. trying to discover who sent the message through social media accounts. While Whitman does not usually see these kinds of dangerous situations, some schools do. Recently, there has been a sudden increase in school shootings and threats of them nationwide.

“With the advance of social media, it’s so easy for kids to make threats,” Goodwin said.

Many students were unaware of the situation as they entered school this morning.

“I was kind of oblivious when I walked in, so it didn’t scare me,” said junior Claire Sandler, who initially thought the extra security was part of the PSAT.

Goodwin later sent out an email to parents and staff to inform them of the threat. The important takeaway is for the community to remain vigilant, Goodwin said in his email.

While he does not expect any drastic adjustment to the school’s security, Goodwin hopes that people will report suspicious activity and changes in character.