Officials at North Platte High School and local police aren’t clowning around when it comes to threats against the safety of students.

In line with national reports, officials at NPHS say they and students have received numerous threats of a “clown attack” at the school.

According to an email from Superintendent Ron Hanson, the threats have been issued via Snapchat, and have “threatened the physical and emotional safety of others.”

The North Platte Police Department has fielded numerous calls from parents who are concerned about the potential for an attack, but police say they don’t believe the threats are valid.

A message sent to students at NPHS from administrators, earlier today, stated that any student who came to school dressed as a clown in any way would be suspended from school, and would face potential legal consequences.

Administrators say it is their top priority to ensure that students feel safe, both physically and emotionally.

North Platte police told The Post that they have only received one report of a person dressed as a clown, and that was in late-September.  Officers were unable to locate the person and say they have not received any other reports of clown sightings.