Student removed from metro Atlanta school after making threats to shoot another student

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — School threats continue as a metro Atlanta middle school say they removed a student from campus after he threatened to shoot another student.

On Friday, East Coweta Middle School Principal Chad Kollert sent a letter to parents informing them of the removal of a student.

According to Kollert, just after 11 a.m. Friday morning, a student made a verbal threat to shoot another student, in the midst of a conversation with the student in class.

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A weapon was not involved in the threat, nor did a physical altercation occur, the principal said.

“School administrators and the school’s SRO responded immediately and appropriate disciplinary and legal action is being taken in this matter,” the letter said.

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As for the student, they were removed from campus. The letter did not specify if the removal was indefinite.

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