WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Early in the school year, the number of school threats across Middle Tennessee shot up, alarming parents, students and law enforcement. News 2 talked with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office about the uptick of school threats this year, and how they’re working to stop them.
“One thing that we want to do is that every red flag that comes up, we want to make sure that we check that off,” said Captain Scott Moore with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office.
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In September, the red flags kept coming. School districts across Middle Tennessee saw an alarming uptick in school threats. Captain Scott Moore said Wilson County saw 23 threats in the first three months of the school year, and 18 of those 23 threats came over a nerve-racking two-week time span.
“Someone was texting/messaging the mobile crisis hotline. And basically stating that they were about to walk through the front door of Watertown Elementary with an assault rifle to hurt others, as well as themself,” said Moore.