(Pittsylvania County, Va.) — The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office says a list that was rumored to be threatening other students was a false alarm.

According to the sheriff’s office, Gretna Middle School students were “reporting between themselves” that a list of names said to single out students in a “threatening manner” had been spotted.

Parents learned of the supposed list and became concerned. Some parents contacted the sheriff’s office and even checked their children out of school.

School officials and the school resource officers investigated the list Wednesday and discovered that while it does exist, it was being gathered in order for students to maintain each other’s contact information.

The sheriff’s department observed cafeteria surveillance video, which shows students writing their own names on the list.