Scottsbluff-area authorities say an interview with the teenager whose reported threats in April of “end of the world” violence in December led a lockout day at local schools today showed no direct danger. As a result, no arrests have been made.

Police were finally able to reach the former VALTS alternative school student this morning and described the boy as cooperative…as his family had been throughout the investigation that began Wednesday after a VALTS teacher told the Scottsbluff School Resource Officer about the non-specific threats the teen had made in April

The investigation revealed that while the boy did make some statements that could be interpreted as threats, they did not include threat to shoot anyone and no specific locations were identified as targets. VALTS officials had dealt with the matter internally, and the boy returned to the school this fall.

When the 8-month old threat was brought up again by the teacher Wednesday, VALTS, the Gering Public Schools, and Community Christian School in Scottsbluff…the only ones in the Twin Cities not yet on Christmas break…decided to operate on lockout mode today.

Each school locked its doors after student arrived, with visitors denied access until contacting the school office and being cleared to enter.