Student arrested following lockdown at North Carolina high school

NORTH CAROLINA — A student and an 18-year-old relative were arrested Wednesday after a threat prompted a lockdown at Thomasville High School, according to the Thomasville Police Department.

Authorities said the incident began just before 2 p.m. when a school resource officer requested assistance after two individuals approached a secured campus gate and implied they were armed.

Investigators said the situation stemmed from a verbal altercation between students earlier in the day. One student left campus and later returned with a relative…

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