Waverly City Schools Resume After Friday Morning Threat in Pike County

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WAVERLY, Ohio. Waverly City Schools in Pike County said Friday that classes resumed after a threat arrived once students and staff were already in the buildings. The district said the buildings had been checked and secured before the school day with no concerns found, then checked again during the response and confirmed safe.

The update was posted Friday morning on the Waverly City Schools Facebook page. The district did not describe the threat, say how it arrived, or name a suspect. It also did not announce an arrest.

“After receiving a threat once everyone was at school this morning, Waverly City Schools immediately implemented our established safety protocols,” the district wrote. “These protocols have been followed consistently since the threats began. The buildings were thoroughly checked and secured before the start of the school day with no concerns identified. During our procedures, the buildings were checked again and confirmed safe so operations could resume.”

The district said the Waverly Police Department is still providing extra security around the clock and a presence at school “to reassure the safety of our students and staff.”

“We will continue these safety measures and remain vigilant. Thank you and have a good day. Together as Tigers,” the post said.

Waverly is the Pike County seat in southern Ohio, south of Chillicothe along U.S. 23. The district’s campus is at 1 Tiger Drive, Waverly, OH 45690. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce lists William J. Hoover as superintendent and counts about 1,600 students across four buildings: Waverly Primary, Waverly Intermediate, Waverly Junior High, and Waverly High School.

Friday’s note is the district’s latest public word in a stretch of school threats across southern Ohio this fall. The post says the same protocols have been followed “since the threats began.” Heritage Headlines has reported earlier threats involving Waverly City Schools. The Friday statement does not say whether this report is tied to those earlier ones, and it does not use the words bomb threat.

No charge has been announced in connection with Friday’s report. Under Ohio Revised Code 2917.31, inducing panic by a false report of a fire, explosion, crime, or other catastrophe is a second-degree felony when the public place is a school. A separate offense, making false alarms, is in section 2917.32. Neither statute is a finding about this case. Police have not said whether Friday’s report was false, who sent it, or whether anyone will be charged.

Heritage Headlines will update this story if the district or the Waverly Police Department releases more information.

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