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Violent student forces lockdown of Hershey Public School

LINCOLN-COUNTY-SHERIFF-1Deputies say Hershey Public School was locked down on Thursday due to a violent student.

At around 1:15 p.m., on September 1, Lincoln County deputies responded to the school after it was reported that a 17-year-old student had become violent, and was breaking windows.

Deputies arrived and were able to take the male juvenile into custody without incident.

He was taken to the Lincoln County Detention Center, where he was jailed on charges of felony criminal mischief, terroristic threats and disturbing the peace.

The sheriff’s office says the school was placed on lockdown during the incident due to the violent nature of the student’s behavior.

No students were injured, and the school was taken out of lockdown at about 2:15 p.m.

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