Rat hunting prompts school lockdown
HENDERSONVILLE (AP) — Police say a North Carolina woman hunting rats on her property caused a neighboring public school to keep its students and staff inside until police determined she wasn't a threat.
The Times-News of Hendersonville reported today that a bus driver saw the woman and officials thought she was an armed student on school property. Police arrived at Balfour Education Center about 9 a.m.
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office said officers left the school about an hour later.
Authorities said the woman wasn't on school property, wasn't doing anything wrong and had a rifle to shoot rats. The woman wasn't identified.
Sheriff Rick Davis said the call to authorities was properly handled.
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