Threatening Calls Made To Students At Mt. Juliet School Dance

MT. JULIET, TN -- Sixth-graders at a school dance in Mt. Juliet received disturbing phone calls, according to the Wilson County Sheriff's Department.

The sheriff's department said no one at the dance at West Wilson Middle School was in danger at any time, and investigators are working to find the source of the calls.

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"There have been many comments and posts made on social media tonight in regards to threats being made by phone from an unknown caller to many of the students who attended a dance at West Wilson Middle School. The threats were made in a harming nature. The School Resource Officer on (site), along with the supervisors, have worked diligently to find the identity of the suspect who was making the threats. We feel strongly that the threats that were made tonight were not credible and have been in contact with another agency in working to prosecute the violator. We will continue to be vigilant at all schools and any threat that is made towards a student, staff member or school will be prosecuted," the department said in a statement.

The school district said the students who received the calls were primarily former students at Gladeville Elementary, but it's unclear why they were targeted.

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