NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Three male students, including two 12-year-olds, have been arrested in separate, unrelated threat cases, police said.
According to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), the three students made threats online or verbally this week.
The first student, an 11th grader at Knowledge Academy, reportedly became upset after his backpack was taken due to it not being clear, which was required per school policy. According to MNPD, he said if his headphones were missing he threatened an “Antioch part two.”
Police said he was immediately removed from class. A search of his person and backpack produced nothing concerning, according to authorities.
Another student, a 12-year-old at Dupont Tyler Middle School, was arrested after a threat against Antioch High School and Hillsboro High School was posted to Instagram. Police said the FBI was notified of the threat, and FBI agents and the MNPD Rapid School Safety Team officers responded to the school.
Police interviewed the 12-year-old, who admitted to posting the story online.
The third student was another 12-year-old, this one a sixth-grader at Apollo Middle School, according to police. He reportedly threatened to shoot four of his classmates around dismissal time, showing one of them a picture of a gun.
All three students have been charged in Juvenile Court with making a threat of mass violence, according to MNPD.
Police said threats against schools and institutions are taken very seriously. Those responsible, once identified, will be prosecuted, MNPD said.
