SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) – Reports that a student had a weapon on a Jackson County school bus had police on high alert. Jackson County Public Schools said in a Facebook post Monday afternoon [Feb. 6], that Smoky Mountain High School and Fairview School administrators received a report that a student on Bus 33 had a weapon. Multiple law enforcement officers were dispatched to secure the bus and ensure no one was in danger, and after a thorough search, no weapons were found and the bus was allowed to complete its route, the Facebook post said. The investigation is continuing, according to a news release.
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