WYMORE - A Southern High School student has been arrested after allegedly posting a threatening message on social media.

The Gage County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Southern High School administrators about a threatening social media post made by a student. The post apparently contained threats to commit a shooting at the school.

The sheriff’s office said in a press release that deputies and the Wymore Police Department investigated the report, and a 16-year-old Southern High School student was arrested for terroristic threats.

The schools in Wymore and Blue Springs were notified, as was the Southern Schools superintendent, Chris Prososki, and Wymore police chief Anthony Shepardson.

Deputies were aware of the incident and on extra patrol in the Wymore and Blue Springs schools Monday. Additional officers from the Wymore Police Department were being assigned to the incident as well.