CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Law enforcement agencies across the Commonwealth remain on high alert watching for threats of violence directed at school districts following a school shooting in Georgia one week ago. In the last five days, at least six school districts in Virginia have seen some kind of threat of violence, including Brunswick County, York County, Campbell County, Pulaski County, and Chesterfield County.
Tuesday morning, there was an increased police presence at Meadowbrook High School in Chesterfield, after police said a 14-year-old student there made a bomb threat.
Police said they received a report that a 14-year-old boy texted a known adult and claimed to have made a bomb. Police said a hoax device was found at the student’s home.
Last Friday, Manchester Middle School was closed “out of an abundance of caution,” following an report of a student making an online threat made against the school. Chesterfield Police told CBS 6 they found no evidence that the communicated threat was credible.