What This Story Is About
- A verbal threat prompted a middle school in Knox County to be evacuated on Thursday.
Why It Matters
- Students returned to the classroom in Knox County on Monday.
- District officials did not say who made the threats or if they will be facing any charges.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A middle school in Knox County was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a threat was made, according to Knox County Schools spokesperson Carly Harrington.
According to Harrington, Hardin Valley Middle School was evacuated around noon on Thursday due to a verbal threat being made.
Following an investigation, Harrington said no threat was found, and students were in the process of being cleared to go back inside the school at around 2 p.m…