HALL COUNTY — The Hall County Sheriff’s Office and Hall County School District are teaming up to send a clear message to students: making hoax school threats isn’t a joke — it’s a crime with serious consequences.
The agencies have released a new nine-minute educational video titled “Making School Threats: The Dangers and Consequences of Hoax Threats Against a School.” The professionally produced project features law enforcement leaders, school officials, court representatives, and local students. It was filmed at Hall County schools, with a student actor portraying the offender.
Sheriff Gerald Couch said the goal is to deter students from making threats, whether real or meant as pranks, and to encourage reporting suspicious behavior…