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Gaggle Alert Reportedly Leads to Arrest of 15-Year-Old in Volusia County, Florida, for School Threat the Student Claimed Was Not Serious

September 12, 2025

A 15-year-old student in Volusia County, Florida, was reportedly detained following a Gaggle alert, as their school-issued laptop contained a written shooting threat. However, the student claimed that the threat was not serious. The incident triggered an arrest on felony charges, raising questions about the balance between safety and responsible AI practices.

The incident serves as a stark reminder of the need for trustworthy AI and safe and secure AI practices. It also underlines the importance of guardrails for AI in school settings to prevent harm and ensure fairness. For those interested in shaping the future of AI governance, we invite you to join Project Cerebellum and contribute to our AI incident database, which maps incidents like this one using the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Measure). JOIN US

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Alleged deployer
volusia-county-sheriff's-office, volusia-county-schools, gaggle
Alleged developer
gaggle
Alleged harmed parties
unnamed-15-year-old-student-at-deltona-high-school

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1215

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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