A student at East Hamilton Middle School has been arrested on a charge of making threats of mass violence at a school.
In an incident on Thursday, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy assigned to East Hamilton Middle was made aware of an alleged bomb threat.
After a brief investigation the school deputy was able to identify the student suspected of making the threat and obtained a confession after questioning.
Officials said, "At this time there is no active risk to the school or the community."