Police and school administrators are planning to have extra security and prohibit backpacks at a Massachusetts middle school on Monday in response to several threats posted on Snapchat.

A western Massachusetts high school football game was also held without fans due to a shooting threat this weekend. The post Waltham school temporarily bans backpacks, increases police presence after online shooting threat appeared first on Boston.

The Wellington school district says there is no immediate threat to its schools after a high school student sent out a Snapchat message about a possible threat.

There was an increased police presence Monday at a middle school in Waltham, Massachusetts, following online threats of a potential school shooting. Waltham Public Schools Superintendent Marisa Mendonsa confirmed Sunday that administrators were made aware of multiple threats that were made via Snapchat regarding a potential shooting at McDevitt Middle School.

The Sioux City Community School District is investigating a nonspecific social media threat that was circulating among North Middle School students and well as West High School families on Snapchat Tuesday morning.