Police and school officials were on high alert Wednesday morning after administrators received tips about a potential threat by some students.
Two Marion city police officers, Sheriff Wayne Agent and School Resource Officer Greg Rushing were all at Crittenden County High School and Middle School as students arrived. Teachers and administrators were also posted at strategic locations and on the lookout for anything threatening, said Al Starnes, school safety director.
"We got wind of a threat so we took all of the precautions we could," Starnes said. "We found nothing, but you have to take these things serious."
Police and school officials said that several students may have been involved in the threat. Some were searched before school, but no names were released.
Starnes said the threat involved someone saying they were going to bring a gun or guns to school.
"We had officers at every entrance," Police Chief Ray O'Neal said. "We were taking every necessary precaution."
