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10-year-old Georgetown County student charged with making threats to four students

A 10-year-old Georgetown County student was charged with making student threats Tuesday.
A 10-year-old Georgetown County student was charged with making student threats Tuesday. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A 10-year-old Waccamaw Intermediate School student was charged Tuesday with making student threats.

The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office charged the student, who was detained until being released to his parents, according to a statement Tuesday afternoon.

The school resource officer and a sheriff’s office investigator were notified of the threats.

A male student allegedly made threats to three female and one male student at the Pawleys Island school, according to a police report. The report did not say what type of threats were made.

No weapons were found at the school, which is operating under normal conditions. No students or staff were in danger, according to the statement.

This story was originally published February 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM.

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