A Florida mother is facing serious charges after allegedly making threats against a local high school over a lunch dispute involving her daughter’s boyfriend. The incident unfolded when Brandie Covington, 40, reportedly reacted with hostility after learning that the boy was denied his school-provided lunch due to insufficient funds in his account.

Law enforcement documents reveal that Covington has been charged with making threats to discharge a destructive device. The unsettling episode occurred late in the morning, as students were already engaged in their school day at Rockledge High School, situated in Rockledge, Florida.

According to the arrest affidavit, the confrontation began around 10:50 a.m. when a woman, later identified as Covington, contacted the school’s cafeteria. The cafeteria employee who answered the call recounted that Covington was visibly upset, voicing her anger over the lunch situation. Despite attempts by the staff member to explain the school’s policy regarding students with depleted lunch accounts, Covington reportedly became increasingly agitated.

The situation escalated when Covington allegedly made alarming threats, declaring she would “burn the school down.” The court documents further detail that she intensified her threats by stating, “I’ll be over there to blow that f— school up.”

This incident highlights the intense emotions that can arise from seemingly minor disputes and underscores the importance of maintaining calm and constructive communication, especially in educational settings. As the legal process unfolds, the community remains on alert, hoping for a resolution that ensures safety and understanding.

The cafeteria employee hung up the phone and told the school’s resource officer about the threat, authorities say.

Not five minutes had passed when Covington allegedly made another threatening call, this time to the vice principal.

The woman “identified herself as Covington” and stated, once again, that she “was upset that her daughter’s boyfriend did not get his lunch one day due to the lack of funds in his account,” according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

The school official reportedly told the mother he could not talk about the situation given she was not related to the student, though he did try to explain the school’s process in such situations, as the cafeteria employee did. Once again, Covington was allegedly not pleased.

“Covington began to cuss and scream at him and stated several times that she would burn the school down, before she hung up the phone,” the affidavit reads.

The school resource officer was notified again.

About three hours later, investigators showed up at the woman’s home. After being read her Miranda rights, she “acknowledged the two (2) phone calls she made to Rockledge High School earlier this morning regarding her daughter’s boyfriend’s lunch being taken away from him by cafeteria personnel,” deputies said.

Covington allegedly “acknowledged she was ‘pissed’ when she made both calls” because last week she had called and was told a school employee would call her back, but they never did.

Investigators said her statement was “mostly consistent” with what the cafeteria worker and vice principal said happened, but Covington “denied making any kind of threat” against the school.

The defendant was subsequently arrested and booked in the Brevard County Jail.

She was released on Thursday on a bond of $75,000, according to Orlando-based CBS affiliate WKMG.