At least two more students from North Georgia are in custody, charged with making threats against local schools.
Verbal threat in class
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has arrested a 13-year-old student after he made threats in front of his classmates at World Language Academy Middle School, the sheriff’s office says.
Sheriff’s office spokesperson B.J. Williams said the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 6, when the student announced he “was going to be the next school shooter.”
“He claimed that he had a ‘mag’ in his backpack,” Williams says.
Administrators were immediately called to the classroom and the student and his property were searched. No weapons were found.
The HCSO school resource officer on duty placed the student in custody, charging him with felony terroristic threats and disruption of a public school. The student’s parents were notified, and he was transported to the Regional Youth Detention Center (RYDC) in Gainesville.
This is the fourth student arrested in Hall County in separate school threat incidents.