ADAIR COUNTY, Ky. ( FOX 56) — After a threat to Adair County Public Schools on Wednesday, the district has banned backpacks. The district said backpacks would not be allowed on the middle and high school campuses, covering sixth through 12th graders starting Monday.

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.

Police will be assigned to each floor and “every corner” of a school building after threats of a shooting surfaced on social media, officials say.

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.