DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — Douglas County High School went on lockdown Friday after officials were told that a student might "physically threaten himself and the campus."
It started that morning after a virtual meeting with a student and their guardian. The district said the student "showed extreme frustration after learning of their DCHS school status."
Later, the school said the student's family member contacted officials, saying that the student might be a threat to the campus. An administrator saw the student walking near I-20 towards the high school and initiated the lockdown.
Police with the school system then created a perimeter around the building. They worked with Douglasville Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff's deputies to find and detain the student.
"The student never gained access to the campus, and students were never in danger," DCSS said.
Classes resumed as expected after the lockdown was lifted, and the district said charges of disrupting public schools and making terroristic threats are pending.
The school district said in a statement:
DCHS administrators were able to lock the school down immediately using our crisis alert technology system when they identified a potential threat to the school. There was never any danger to students or staff due to the quick actions of school administrators.
All classes and after school activities will resume as scheduled this afternoon without interruption. The campus remains safe. However, modified dismissal is an option for parents who want to check their students out.
There was no additional information available about the suspect or what that person did to constitute a perceived threat.
