Student accused of making threat against Lamar school
Charges were pending against a student who made a threat against Spaulding Middle School in Lamar, officials said.
The Darlington County School District said that on Sept. 18, a Spaulding student made a threat against the school using his school-issued iPad.
“The threat was picked up by a teacher through the district’s monitoring program,” the district said in a news release. “The teacher reported the threat and school administrators contacted the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office.”
The student was apprehended before school Sept. 19.
“At no time were staff or students in danger,” the district said. “The Darlington County School District and our law enforcement take all threats very seriously.”
