Threats have been reported at schools in Lewis, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford and Sumner counties on Friday morning, prompting students to be evacuated.
The FBI and TBI responded to Millersville Elementary School, which was evacuated after a threat came in around 9:45 a.m.
Millersville Police Chief David Hindman said a synthesized voice said on a message that a person with a bomb attached to their body was inside the school building.
Hindman said it is unclear if this is a legitimate threat, but they are treating it as one for everyone's safety. Parents are allowed to come pick up their children.
A bank right next to the school has also been evacuated.
Students were taken to Millersville City Hall, next door to the school, for parents to pickup.
"I was terrified," said Gennie Thurman, a mother who picked up her son in Millersville. "The first thing I thought of was Sandy Hook and Columbine. I was worried was my child going to get out of this school alive."
The Murfreesboro Police Department said nothing suspicious was found at Black Fox Elementary School after a threat was phoned in Friday morning about a bomb. According to police, the threat was "likely part of a larger hoax."
The school was evacuated, and the students were taken to Hobgood Elementary School as a precaution as the bomb squad swept the school. Students have been returned to class.
Lewis County High School received a threat and was evacuated, but the sheriff's office will not say what type of threat it is. The intermediate and middle schools did not receive a direct threat but were also evacuated as a precaution. Students have been moved to the football field.
J.E. Woodard Elementary in Maury County was also evacuated on Friday, but students have since returned to class.
Greenbrier Middle School in Robertson County received a threat shortly before 11 a.m. Students there were taken to nearby Greenbrier High School.
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