The Mayflower Police Department arrested a teenager in connection to a threat made to Mayflower Middle School, authorities said Tuesday morning.
Police were informed about "a possible threat of violence" late Monday, the department said in a Facebook post about 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
Lt. Taylor Decker with the Mayflower Police Department said Tuesday afternoon that authorities were notified of the threat from concerned students and parents late Monday and launched an investigation.
Decker said police were not able to release the nature of the threat as of Tuesday afternoon.
Detectives arrested a 14-year-old about 5 a.m. Tuesday, the post said. The student's name or whether they were associated with the school was not released.
Decker said he could not release the identity of the teenager, but he could say that the teenager was arrested at their home in Mayflower on Tuesday morning.
Authorities said no other information would be provided while the investigation continues.
"There is no current active threat to students or staff at Mayflower School District," the post said.
Police said that students and parents should not be alarmed by an increased police presence around the Mayflower middle and high school on Tuesday.
Decker said an increased police presence could still be seen at the middle and high school near the drop-off lines for a few days.
He said that police spoke with a few students and made sure they knew it was important that if they see or hear something, they need to say something.
"We just want to make sure they contact a teacher or law enforcement," Decker said. "I think peer pressure keeps a lot of them quiet."
He said that this is not the first time a threat has been made in the school district, but that it is the first time this year.