Weatherford High School dance evacuated due to threats – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

During Weatherford High School's homecoming dance, a student was arrested and the event was evacuated Saturday night due to threats.

Off-duty Weatherford police officers were providing security at the dance floor when officers engaged an administrator in an altercation with a 17-year-old student at approximately 8:34 p.m. According to WPD officers, the student was smoking a THC vaporizer on the dance floor.

Officers arrested the student, escorted him out of the building and prepared him for transport. The school administrator suffered minor injuries, according to the report.

At around 8:48 p.m., officers at the dance floor were informed that someone had a weapon. The officers then requested the assistance of the patrol and the emergency services were stationed nearby, according to the police.

School administrators began evacuating the school while officers searched the building and surrounding areas. Police say no weapons or evidence of a weapon were found.

Campus security and officers reviewed surveillance videos and were unable to find any weapons.