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id: 88e01a2c73
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-12 15:49 EST
updated: 2026-11-12 15:49 EST
status: reported
outlets: 1
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# Police respond to reported threat at Berea-Midpark High School

Police responded about 4 p.m. Nov. 5 to Berea-Midpark High School after a ninth-grade boy reportedly threatened to shoot up the school.

Section: [Public Safety](/cleveland/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Berea-Midpark High School](/cleveland/wiki/berea-midpark-high-school.md)

## Coverage

- [cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer](https://www.cleveland.com/community/2026/11/boy-who-threatened-to-shoot-up-berea-midpark-high-school-tells-police-he-was-only-joking.html), 2026-11-12 15:49 EST: Boy who threatened to ‘shoot up’ Berea-Midpark High School tells police he was only joking

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