Florida Students, 10 and 11, Arrested for School Threats

In separate incidents occurring on March 4 and March 5, 2026, authorities in Volusia County, Florida, arrested two young students for making severe threats at their respective schools. The first arrest involved a 10-year-old from Pride Elementary School in Deltona. This student allegedly wrote a threat to bring a gun to school and compiled a list of three individuals they intended to kill, leaving the list inside a desk. The second arrest, on March 5, targeted an 11-year-old at DeLand Middle School. This student is accused of using another pupil's online account to send messages threatening seven teachers with shooting.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood condemned these actions, emphasizing the disruption and resources consumed by such threats. He stated that these incidents underscore the importance of parental guidance and discipline, warning that failing to address such behavior can lead to consequences within the juvenile justice system. Although parents of both arrested students reported that the boys did not mean their threats and that firearms were inaccessible to them, the sheriff stressed that the consequences for their actions remain. The sheriff's office shared videos of both students being taken into custody, highlighting the seriousness with which these threats are being treated.