GILES COUNTY, Va. – A student is facing charges after they made a threat against Giles High School, according to the Giles County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said a student was overheard talking about having a firearm on school grounds and deputies along with the Pearisburg Police Department responded and isolated the student from the rest of the school.
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Students had to remain on lockdown until Virginia State Police and Virginia Tech Police could arrive to do a K-9 search of the school to try and find the firearm, deputies said. Authorities said they concluded that there was never a firearm on school grounds.
The student was charged with making threatening statements and disorderly conduct, according to the Sheriff’s Office.