Seven Houston ISD students have been arrested and charged, many with felonies, as the district and region respond to a significant increase in school threats in the past weeks, HISD officials said Monday.

It's a growing trend, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Houston field division has reported at least 30 school shooting threats in August, more than any in the past three months.

HISD Police Chief Shamara Garner said in a video published Tuesday that a student was arrested for a social media threat amid a rise in reported threats against schools statewide. "As police chief, I understand any threat or mention of violence toward your child's school is deeply unsettling,