NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A 17-year-old student at DeKalb County High School has been charged with the felony offense of making a threat of mass violence on school property.

According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, there were rumors among students on a bus Wednesday about a possible shooting planned for Thursday. This drew the attention of another students on the bus who alerted the principal by email.

The principal then contacted the SRO who in turn notified the sheriff’s department.

An investigation to identify who made the threat was conducted and while the student was not on the bus, investigators learned his name and went to his parents’ home to inform them and to confront him.

The teen admitted to making the threat, but no weapons or threatening notes were found in his room. Officials s

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