Students were evacuated Friday morning after threats were reported at schools in Lewis, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford and Sumner counties.
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.
“That is a red flag, but right now we want to take it as a credible threat for the safety of our children,” Hindman said.
A bomb-sniffing dog did not find anything inside Millersville Elementary, but Hindman said police were not taking any chances.
“Our officers, Sumner County deputies, emergency management, TBI,” he said. “We have also called the FBI to come in and assist.
A bank right next to the school was also evacuated.
Students were taken to Millersville City Hall, next door to the school, for parents to pick up.
"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."
Teachers were later allowed back inside, but students will not return until Monday.
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 were later returned to class.
Lewis County High School received a threat and was evacuated, but the sheriff's office did 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 later 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.
School administrators said there were also two threats called in to two elementary schools in Alabama. There is no word if those threats are connected.
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