SMITHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 17-year-old student at DeKalb County High School was named in a juvenile petition after reportedly threatening “mass violence” against the school, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO).

The teen was charged with the felony offense of making a threat of mass violence on school property and was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday evening.

The teen is being housed in a detention center, the DCSO said.

According to the DCSO, there were rumors among students on the school bus on Wednesday about a possible shooting planned for Thursday.

One of the students alerted the principal of the shooting by email, who then contacted the school resource officer.

DSCO said that while the perpetrator himself was not aboard the bus, investigators learn

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