School districts across the country are seeing a rising number of threats, often vague, and distributed through social media.

The Brookings school district called off school one day last month due to an unspecified threat.

Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle says it is something they continue to watch for, and have methods for students to help them….

Kindle says they try to stay involved with students and parents..

Kindle says they need the publics trust to handle many of those issues..

Kindle says having a fulltime school resource officer is critical in gaining the trust of their students.