FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- On Wednesday, representatives from the FBI met with local students at Monroe #1 BOCES to raise awareness about the severity of hoax threats. Students who attended the presentation were high school juniors that have expressed interest in a career in law enforcement.

"These are the perfect 40 plus kids that can go back and do this. They're going to hit ten different school districts. So we came to BOCES, talked to one group, and hopefully that message will get to ten different schools today," said FBI Buffalo Public Affairs Officer Maureen Dempsey.

Since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida, the FBI in Western New York has recorded a 400% increase in school threats, most of those made on social media away from the eyes of the administrators. Officials urge students to report any suspicious post they see or receive.

"If you hear anything, see anything definitely tell someone and don't take it as a joke because you never know," said Penfield Junior Mary Jane Acquilano.

The FBI says that law enforcement will issue a full response any time a threat is made, which can be a drain on resources when the threat turns out to be a hoax. Additionally, threats can alarm students and their parents.

"A lot of people are very scared because it's all over the world and recently it's been crazy," said Acquilano.

Locally, since Parkland, students have been arrested after threats were made at Avon, Irondequoit, Penn Yan, Churchville-Chili and UPrep. Back in April, a threat at Honeoye Falls-Lima led to over half of the student body absent on the day of a threatened shooting.

A Rochester City School student was also arrested for making a terroristic threat against East High School back in March that left students more alert of their surroundings.

"I was definitely looking more. I was going to school and everyone who approached me that was a little aggressive I just looked up and down and got a little jumpy," said East Junior Jean Robles Ortiz.

According to the FBI, issuing a threat over social media, text or e-mail is a federal crime that can lead to up to 5 years in prison on top of state and local charges.

"You will be charged in some respect, if you're old enough you will be charged federally," said Dempsey.

Ultimately students say that the recent climate has changed how they approach their day to day schooling and that it's up to everyone to be alert and report anything they see.

"At the end of the day, I want to go home and see my family. Everyone wants to go home to see their family. And it's just not a real solution to any short term problems that you have," said Robles Ortiz.