A social media post claiming several schools in Atlantic County were being "targeted" is not what the cropped photo seems to claim, Atlantic City schools superintendent said.
"Targeted list," the social media post says. "Y'all better hope this actually don't happen."
The list titled, "CAP Comprehensive_Targets," includes several Atlantic City schools, along with Egg Harbor City, Pleasantville and Brigantine Community School.
But the list has nothing to do with schools being targeted for violence, Superintendent Dr. La'Quetta Small clarified in a social media post on the school district's Facebook page. Instead, CAP stands for corrective action plan, and is a partial list from the Department of Education's Office of Comprehensive Support that lists schools in need of comprehensive or targeted supported.
The list actually includes schools from all over the state listed by county. Atlantic County has 15 schools listed, along with the School Improvement Awards funds for each.
The list was actually cropped from a state worksheet that includes the SIA, or School Improvement Awards funds for each of the named schools.
"This matter has been reported to law enforcement and appropriate action will be taken," Small said, apparently focusing on how the cropped photo wound up shared. "There is no immediate threat to our schools."
Police Chief James Sarkos confirmed to BreakingAC that his department has the post and is looking into it.
"It seems like it's a misinterpretation of the list," he said.
After BreakingAC posted a story about the misinterpreted list, the Atlantic City Police Department posted a Facebook message thanking those who reached out "to report what they believed to be a threat to local schools being shared on social media."
The post reiterated that "there is no threat to any school."
"We urge everyone to contact law enforcement to provide information on anything that they may deem suspicious that will keep our schools safe," the post ended.
