Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office investigating threat made toward middle school

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a threat made through social media toward East Hamilton Middle School.

A school resource deputy learned of the threat around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12.

East Hamilton Middle School (Photo: Hamilton County Schools)

Hamilton County deputies were on site at the middle school prior to students’ arrival on Wednesday.

They searched the school but did not find anything suspicious.

The school then resumed its normal schedule at around 8:30 p.m.

However, the sheriff’s office says they are still investigating the threat.