WINCHESTER, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — Across the United States schools are on high alert as potential threats circulate, prompting lockdowns and class cancellations. In Kentucky alone, 12 counties have faced significant disruptions due to these reported threats.
Schools, traditionally seen as safe havens for learning, have become centers of anxiety for many students and parents.
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On Thursday, George Clark High School in Winchester received a threat.
According to the school, “Our school resource officers, Winchester Police Department, and school administration promptly conducted a thorough investigation, and no credible threats have been identified.” The investigation revealed that the potential threat originated from Winchester, Virginia, but ended up being directed towards Winchester, Kentucky.
Lieutenant Tony Likins, a school resource officer with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, explained the process: “If we investigate it to the depth of finding out whether it’s credible or not, if a threat is not credible, it’s treated like it’s not. If it is credible, further investigation continues.”