CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Parents in Chesterfield County are on edge after two threats were made against two different schools within 48 hours.
A threat posted on social media against Thomas Dale High School in the Chester area on Friday prompted an increased presence from the Chesterfield County Police Department at the school.
Police arrived at the school early Friday to investigate, after which the threat was deemed “non-credible.”
A department spokesperson told 8News a report was received that a student would have a firearm at school that day, but the student didn’t show and no weapon was found during a search of the school.
A Chesterfield County parent, who wished to be identified by her just first name, “Wendy,” said she has two children who attend Thomas Dale High School and was scared about the situation.
“It makes you wonder, what are we sending our kids off to every day?” she said.
According to a message shared with families by the school’s principal, a “social media post that referenced possible harm to [the] school” was reported by school administrators in the morning on Friday, Feb 16.