High school officials alerted to reports of man seen near campus with knife
by WLOS staff
FILE - Brevard High School. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) —
Officials with Transylvania County Schools say a person was taken into custody for having a knife near a school.
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The Brevard High School administration was alerted to a person seen with a knife near the campus around 3:45 Monday afternoon.
School officials have not yet named the man, but they say the person did not go into the school building.
The district's full statement is below:
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On Monday afternoon at 3:46 PM, an individual was spotted walking between the Brevard High School campus and Country Club Road, allegedly brandishing a knife. School administration was alerted immediately upon sighting the individual and acted swiftly to notify law enforcement and ensure student and staff safety. The individual did not at any point enter the building and was quickly apprehended by law enforcement in the vicinity of the Brevard High School campus.
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