FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — A former student was arrested Tuesday for making threats against Mary Immaculate Catholic School in Farmers Branch, police said.
The threats prompted the school to conduct classes online for a day, and add enhanced security measures when the school re-opened.
Mary Immaculate Catholic School first reported threats made on social media against the school to Farmers Branch police on Aug. 28., according to a press release from the Farmers Branch Police Department. More details about the threat were not released.
The school moved online Aug. 29 "out of an abundance of caution," according to a statement from the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
The case was assigned to the department's criminal investigations unit and on Sept. 4, police obtained a warrant to arrest Ramiro Manuel Rivera of Murphy. He was arrested Sept. 9 and charged with making Terroristic Threats, a Class A Misdemeanor. He was released after posting bond. Rivera is a former student of the Catholic School, according to the Diocese.
On Sept. 9, the school received notice that Rivera would be released from a treatment facility before being arrested but would likely post bond and be released, the Diocese said in a statement. The school once again decided to move to e-learning Tuesday, Sept. 10, while determining whether or not Rivera's bond conditions would restrict him from the school.
In-person school resumed Wednesday, Sept. 11, with enhanced security, the Diocese said.
Farmers Branch police confirmed they will increase patrols in the area and assign a uniformed police officer to work on campus, the department said.
