In late February, two cases of threats made through MySpace accounts took place at high schools.

The first took place in Orlando, Florida, where a 15 year-old sent out a threat to over 1,700 of his friends via his MySpace account. The FBI was called in to questions the student of his online posting. WESH.com reported the message sent out stated that a student at one local high was going to be shot by a student at another local high school.

The 15 year-old student’s who’s MySpace was used to sent the message claimed he did not send the message. The student was not immediately expelled, but it is believed that expulsion could be the charge.

In a similar story from Belleville, Illinois, another 15 year-old male was arrested for threats made on a MySpace account. This student was immediately expelled for the threats, unlike the other case. STLtoday.com reported that consequences where taken immediately because of the large amount of threats going on around the world today.