Student suspended for 10 days in Craig County following incident

CRAIG COUNTY (WSLS 10) -  A student in the Craig County Public School system has been suspended for ten days following an incident at one of their schools, according to Superintendent Kelly B. Wilmore.

Wilmore says the incident occurred Thursday, August 27 and has been swiftly handled by the school system.

Concerned parents told WSLS 10 there were reports of the student threatening to bring a gun to school. The incident is now under investigation by the Craig County Sheriff's Office.

Wilmore stressed the incident was minor in nature and the student was suspended as policy. There is currently no threat to any of the students.

Deputies were at each of the three schools; McCleary Elementary, Craig County Middle School and Craig County High School, as a precaution Friday.