An 11-year-old boy was arrested for making a bomb threat at a school in Deerfield Beach on Wednesday.
The threat was received around 11:30 a.m. at Somerset Key Academy on Southeast 6th Avenue.
Broward Sheriff's Office officials responded and the school was evacuated.
Hours later, BSO officials announced the arrest of the 11-year-old on a charge of making a false report of a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction.
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The boy was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
"BSO reminds the public that making school threats is no joke," BSO said in a statement. "Under Florida law, whether it is said aloud, written in text, or posted on social media, an individual can be charged with a felony for written threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting."
