Police are investigating a San Diego area threat that shocked the community. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, a teacher at Coronado Middle School received a written threat on February 20. The school's principal Jay Marquand issued a letter to parents, urging them to understand the school and local authorities are doing everything in their power to investigate the threat.

Coronado city spokeswoman Lea Corbin added that although the teacher's name hasn't been released, the school also wants the public and its student body to know that investigators are attempting to make the school the safest environment possible.

Someone made two separate phone calls to students at another San Diego County middle school threatening the "popular" kids recently. According to NBC San Diego, students at Pershing Middle School were targeted through the phone calls as well as through letters. Although there hasn't been much information disclosed about the incidents, the students who were threatened were removed from the campus and investigators are working on determining who the culprit is. One parent told the source he believes that his son knows who potentially wrote the letter, although the son said he isn't friends with him.

Anyone who threatens to harm someone with a specific intent in writing, electronically or verbally is in violation of state law. If convicted, the individual would be arrested and potentially charged with a felony. If they are unable to post their bail amount before their trial, he or she will most likely want to speak with a California bail bondsman to determine the next step.