Antioch High School was dismissed early Thursday after officials say the school received “a significant threat to the safety of students and faculty.”
Metro Nashville Public Schools staff received the threat electronically just after 8 a.m., about an hour into the school
day. Students were dismissed at 9:45 a.m.
“We just know this was a serious enough threat that we implemented our crisis response plan and implemented an early dismissal,” said Tony Majors, chief officer of support services with Metro Schools.
Don Aaron, spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said officers and members of the Hazardous Devices Unit searched the school and did not find any suspicious devices.
Aaron called the threat “unsubstantiated” but said it was taken more seriously because it had “greater specificity” than threats that have been received in the past.
“The police Hazardous Devices Unit with specially trained K-9s checked the lockers of the building,” Aaron said. “South Precinct officers went through the hallways and classrooms looking for anything suspicious with the assistance of the staff here at the school.”
Metro police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are working to find the source of the threat. The FBI is also assisting with the ongoing criminal investigation.
Students who ride the bus were taken home and students who are picked up by their parents were taken to the Cane Ridge High School auditorium. Student drivers were allowed to leave campus.
Many parents flocked to Cane Ridge High School to make sure their children were safe.
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