RAYLAND — A juvenile has been detained in connection with the threats of violence that disrupted Buckeye Local schools this week, Sheriff Fred Abdalla Jr. said late Wednesday.

Abdalla said the juvenile in custody “is admitting and taking responsibility for the threat that was made via Snapchat Monday morning, as well as a Snapchat threat that was made Tuesday evening somewhere between 7 and 8 p.m.”

“We’re going to continue to investigate this matter to make sure that, in fact, this individual acted alone and that no one else had knowledge or helped in any way,” the sheriff added.

Monday’s threat had triggered a soft-lockdown and all after-school activities were canceled. The follow-up threat posted Tuesday night led Superintendent Coy Sudvary to cancel classes Wednesday.

“I’ve been in conversations with Superintendent Sudvary, and they intend on having school tomorrow,” the sheriff said. “Every student that enters the building will be checked by school staff in the presence of law enforcement. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department will have a heightened presence within the district moving forward as we vet all of the information we received, and we make sure no one else was involved. Parents can make the decision they feel appropriate on whether or not to send their children to school.”

The juvenile’s initial appearance before Juvenile Judge Frank W. Noble Jr. will be today.

Abdalla said it’s a wake-up call for all parents.

“We, as parents, better wake up and be more vigilant about the type of social media platforms our kids are utilizing, the type of content that they’re viewing as well as sending via social media,” Abdalla said. “And the first time you look at your child’s phone shouldn’t be the day the sheriff’s department shows up at your door.

“And parents have got to talk to their kids and explain to them that when they see a threat, report it immediately — don’t screen shot it and share it. Report it immediately so we can get to work and see where the threat originated.”

Abdalla said one problem law enforcement had tracking the Buckeye Local threats was that, “We had this threat that had been screenshot and shared, language was added. That made our job harder in determining where it had originated.”

Abdalla credited Buckeye Local’s staff and administration “for how well they handled the situation and ensuring the childrens’ safety as well as their cooperation with the sheriff’s office.”

“We were able to make an arrest today and identify the individual responsible through a lot of hard work and with assistance from multiple agencies, both law enforcement and non-law enforcement,” Abdalla added. “Numerous agencies worked together to ensure (their safety).”

He also said his deputies “were amazing” and said he and Wells Township Police Chief Sean Norman “will continue to do our best to keep the kids in Buckeye Local School District safe.”