Cookeville High School placed on lockdown after student claims to have gun: reports

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Cookeville High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning, officials said.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said a student at the high school claimed to be in possession of firearm, which resulted in the lockdown.

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All students are reported to be safe and deputies responded to the school to secure the area.

According to the Putnam County School System, a ninth grade student stood up in the middle of class around 9:40 a.m. stating, “I have a gun in my backpack.” School officials said a hard lockdown was issued after the teacher pushed the classroom’s panic button, which alerted administration and SRO deputies of the incident.

The student was not in possession of a gun, officials confirmed Tuesday. However, he was taken into custody without incident.

He was charged with threat of mass violence on a school property and is being held in Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Detention Facility.

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The lockdown at Cookeville High School was lifted at approximately 9:55 a.m., deputies said.

Additional information was not immediately released.

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