CAIRO — Two Grady County students have been arrested in relation to an alleged shooting threat made on social media last week, which led to Cairo High School being locked down for more than an hour.

The two juveniles, a female student at CHS and a male student at Washington Middle School, also have been referred to a disciplinary tribunal run by the Grady County School System.

At around 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, multiple students at CHS informed school security of a Snapchat message that indicated there would be shooting that day.

“I don’t think she was threatening to do it,” Gilliard said. “She was posting out there that it was going to happen and supposedly she had overheard it from the boy.”

When resource officer Duke Donaldson saw what the Snapchat message said, the school was placed in lockdown and law enforcement was notified of the situation.

The threat was eventually determined to not be credible, but bus routes across the county were delayed and some students were not able to be released at their regular time.

Principal Chris Lokey later thanked officers from the Cairo Police Department, the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and the Grady County School System for their efforts during the lockdown.

Both students have been suspended for 10 days as they await the disciplinary tribunal.

“If you want someone out of school for more than 10 days and they’re not a special education student, the only way to do it is through a tribunal,” said Superintendent Kermit Gilliard.

If they are found guilty in the tribunal, the two students’ respective schools will recommend additional punishment beyond their 10-day suspensions.

In Grady County, disciplinary tribunals consist of a hearing officer and two administrators from the seven district schools who then determine whether to support a punishment suggested by the principal.