CLAY COUNTY — Schools in the North Clay School District in Louisville closed Thursday after school officials became aware of rumors of planned violence at the school.

According to North Clay Superintendent Monty Aldrich, Wednesday afternoon near dismissal time; school administration received a tip from two people at the school that there was an alleged threat.

The threat was that a group of students were planning to carry out a violent act in North Clay schools on Thursday with several specific actions.

According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the school responded quickly to this information and detained two juveniles who were turned over to the sheriff’s office to complete their investigation. A third juvenile was detained a short time later. No weapons were located at the school or on any of the juveniles. 

As a result of the ongoing investigation three male juveniles have been detained at a local juvenile detention center, where they are awaiting their first appearance in court.