King William High School on lockdown, student arrested after social media threat

KINGWILLIAMCOUNTY,Va.—KingWilliamHighSchoolisonlockdownafterastudentwasarrestedwithaweapononcampus. AccordingtomultiplesocialmediapostsfromKingWilliamCountyPublicSchools,astudenttoldschoolofficialsFridaymorningaboutasocialmediapostthatindicatedanotherstudenthadaweapon. Thestudentwhomadethepostwasfoundandtakenintocustody.Theschoolsystemsaidnoweaponwasfoundonthestudentorintheirpersonalbelongings. “Thehighschoolremainsonlockdownwhilelawenforcementcontinuesitssearchtoensurecampussafety.Atthistime,allstudentsandstaffaresafe,”theschoolsystemsaid. KWCPSexplainedthatbecausethelockdownhappenedwhilestudentswereenteringthebuilding,someremainedonschoolbusesinasecurelocationandothersweresentbacktotheirvehicles. Asof10:05a.m.Friday,nostudentswerebeingreleaseduntiltheinvestigationconcludes. “Weacknowledgetheinconvenienceanddisruptionofthismorning’seventsbutwantourcommunitytobereassuredthatschoolsandl