CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville middle school student has been charged after making threats of violence toward school faculty and students.
Local law enforcement was made aware of a potential threat Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 10 p.m. against Kenwood Middle School, which was supposed to occur Friday.
The Clarksville Police Dept, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System officials worked together to investigate the threat.
Officials discovered a middle school student had become angry with an acquaintance and some teachers and had made threats about ‘shooting up’ the school.
The juvenile has been detained and will be charged with Civil Rights Intimidation which is Tennessee Code Annotated, 39-17-309.
Police determined that the student did not have a method or means to carry out the threats and did not have access to a firearm.