NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) confirmed that a 13-year-old was charged with making a threat of mass violence on Wednesday.
According to MNPD, the 8th grade boy told a teacher about a plan to “shoot up” Stratford STEM Magnet Middle School. School resource officers reportedly responded and took him into custody.
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“Threats against schools, special events and businesses are taken very seriously by the MNPD,” a press release from MNPD reads, in part. “Those responsible, once identified, will be prosecuted.”
Yesterday, Nashville police arrested a sixth grader for making threats against another Nashville middle school. On Monday, a student was charged for making a threat against Cookeville high school…