A non-credible threat to a school that has been circulating on social media across the country made it’s way to Henry County yesterday. 

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office received information of a possible threat against an unnamed school that was posted on Facebook. The post on Facebook originated from Snapchat. The message was then saved and shared through multiple social media sites. After receiving the initial complaint, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation to determine where the post originated. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that a Henry County High School student posted the message after seeing it on another social media site.

Investigators spoke to the student and obtained information that led deputies to Eden, North Carolina. Deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office then contacted the Eden Police Department. The Eden Police Department stated that they and Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office were aware of the post and had been investigating it since yesterday.

All evidence indicates the threat is not credible, and the original post is part of a TikTok challenge that began out of the state. Based on this information, it was determined that at no time did anyone make a threat to a Henry County School or student.

The Eden Police Department and Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office are still investigating this complaint.