“If you make a threat against a school, you will be found, you will be arrested and you will be held accountable,” Garza said. According to Garza, he has more than 30 cases pending now, with just two involving adults. Garza said while they prosecute threats every year, the sheer volume of what they're seeing now is alarming.

Officials said they treat all concerns seriously and want help in creating a culture where all violent threats against schools are unacceptable.

Several Central Texas school districts and law enforcement on Friday morning gathered to talk about school safety concerns, as they’ve been the target of numerous threats since the school year started just over a month ago.