Security was boosted at the school after authorities were notified of the undisclosed threat, which one parent said was made in a video game.
Although no weapons were involved, authorities took the situation very seriously.
The eighth-grader was brought to headquarters and issued a juvenile delinquency complaint as part of an investigation conducted by city police in conjunction with the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.
Because of the youngster's age, a closed-door hearing will be held before a Family Division judge in Superior Court in Paterson.
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