STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The Stafford County Sheriff's Office is investigating a threat at Dixon-Smith Middle School early Tuesday morning. Authorities said on social media the school was being evacuated out of an abundance of caution as of 8:30 a.m. By 9:35 a.m., the sheriff's department said the school had been thoroughly searched and nothing was found.
Deputies said those in the area should expect a large police presence while the investigation is underway. The threat was received by dispatch, the sheriff's office said. They did not specify what kind of threat was made. Authorities put the school on lockdown for about an hour while the search happened.
No one is in custody for this incident, but the sheriff's department says detectives are working to track the caller down.
While many Virginia schools in our region had their first days of school on Monday, students in Stafford County have been in class since Aug. 9.