Over the last two weeks, schools across the ArkLaTex have dealt with multiple threats or related concerns, many of which were in Northeast Texas. Although all the threats were deemed not credible, law enforcement warned the local communities that threatening a school is a serious crime.

Gov. Greg Abbott named 541 Texas schools as Purple Star Campuses on Thursday, three of which were East Texas schools. According to the Texas Education Agency, the Purple Star Campus Designation recognizes schools that show support for “meeting the unique needs of military-connected students and families.

Two Del Valle and two Hays students were arrested Wednesday, adding to the recent rash of student arrests following threats made to local schools.