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Threat against high school a hoax, officials say
Some 1,000 students checked out as news spread
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Parents line up at Flowery Branch High School to check their children out of class after hearing of a threat against the school.
Officials determined Monday that a threat made against Flowery Branch High School was a hoax, but not before some 1,000 students were checked out of class after hearing about the message that morning. The message, sent over the weekend via the photo sharing site InstaGram, mentioned "shooting" but did not name a person, Hall County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Kiley Sargent said. The message was brought to the attention of school officials Monday as classes began.