Teen charged with making threat of mass violence against Nashville high school

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 15-year-old has been arrested after allegedly making a threat of mass violence against a Nashville high school via social media.

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said that the teen, who is a student at James Lawson High School, “threatened to shoot up the school” via a social media post. She did not attend school on Wednesday.

Police added that Rapid School Safety Team officers went to her residence and took her into custody. She was charged in juvenile court with making a threat of mass violence.

“Threats against schools, special events and businesses are taken very seriously by the MNPD,” police said. “Those responsible, once identified, will be prosecuted.”

Students as young as 13 have been arrested so far this school year, including two eighth-graders last month.

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