A student at the Charlotte Harbor Center was arrested Monday evening after a written threat to commit violence at the school was found on his desk.

It was the second such arrest in under a week in Charlotte County.

Earlier Monday, detectives responded to the Charlotte Harbor Center after students had left for the day in reference to a note threatening violence being found. The note was located on the desk of a 14-year-old student and the teacher identified the handwriting as being his.

WGCU is not identifying the student due to his age. Charlotte Harbor Center is a Pre-K through age 22 public school, part of Charlotte County Public Schools.

“I urge parents to remind their children that threats of any kind will always be taken seriously,” said Charlotte County Superintendent of Schools

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