NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) announced the arrest of a 12-year-old after the child allegedly threatened a Nashville middle school.
MNPD said the Rapid School Response Team, the Specialized Investigations Division and school resource officers arrested a student from DuPont Tyler Middle School after the student reportedly "posted that he planned to shoot up the school" via social media.
The student was reportedly charged with making a threat of mass violence and false reporting.
"Threats against schools, special events and businesses are taken very seriously by the MNPD," a press release from the agency reads, in part. "Those responsible, once identified, will be prosecuted."
In September, a sixth grader was arrested for making threats against the same middle school. Since the beginning of the school year for many districts across Middle Tennessee, numerous arrests have been made for making threats and false threats. Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 14, Tennessee Homeland Security agents investigated more than 320 threats.