NETN school leaders address recent threats

Seventeen school superintendents in Northeast Tennessee have released a joint statement after multiple schools in the region received threats. Elizabethton City Schools issued a joint statement Tuesday on behalf of superintendents from across Northeast Tennessee. In the release, the superintendents addressed the threats and the strain they place on school safety and efficiency and encouraged their students, staff and communities to use the proper channels when reporting potential threats. Those include contacting a school administrator or teacher, using a school system’s designated reporting tools, using the statewide reporting app Safe TN, contacting local law enforcement via their non-emergency number or calling 911 if it is an emergency situation. The superintendents asked everyone to “report-rather than repost” any potential threats.