Increased police presence planned at Harvard High School Thursday following threat

A meme post that implied a threat of violence was sent Wednesday afternoon to a computer at Harvard High School, officials said.

The post was sent electronically to a computer at the school, but was anonymous and not specific to any particular school, Harvard School District 50 spokesperson McKenzie Laurent said. She said police had characterized the seriousness of the threat as “extremely low.”

“Unfortunately, these airdrop memes continue to be shared all across the country,” she said in an email.

The Harvard Police Department, which responded to the report about 1:23 p.m. Wednesday, is planning to increase its presence around the school before, during and after school hours on Thursday, the department said in a news release Wednesday.

The department is working with District 50 to identify who sent the photograph, the department said.

Attempts to reach police officials for more information were not successful.