Odor in hall leads to knife discovery at Richmond County school
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Pine Hill Middle School revealed in a letter released to parents that a knife was found in a student’s backpack Wednesday.
s detected an unusual odor in one of the hallways and began to investigate in the nearest classroom.
During the search, the knife was found in the student’s backpack.
The incident was addressed by the Richmond County School System Police following the code of student conduct and discipline.
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Pine Hill says they take incidents seriously and address them quickly to ensure the safety of students and staff.
The school has an anonymous Safety Tip Line available at 706-828-0177.
This is the fourth this month.
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