The Tennessee Sheriff’s Association (TSA) is urging parents to monitor their children’s posts due to the increase in school threats being posted online and through social media. In a recent press release from the group reads: “One of the main goals of an Elected Sheriff is to provide quality public safety and ensure citizens feel …
On Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy Unit investigated several separate threats of mass violence on school properties. The first occurred at Hixson Middle School, where the HCSO SRD was informed that a student stated he was going to “shoot the gym up”. During the investigation, statements were gathered …
On September 9th, 2024, at approximately 1:30 P.M., Hamilton County Department of Education Officials received a QuickTip Alert. The alert, which originated from a student at Hunter Middle School, indicated that another student stated they would bomb the school. The HCSO School Resource Deputy assigned to Hunter Middle School was quickly contacted, and the student …
As we’ve been reporting, there have been several threats of mass violence against schools in the Chattanooga area. In the first 21 days of this school year, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office charged eight students with making threats, compared to seven in the entire 2023-24 school year. Under Tennessee law, threats of mass violence include …
