One student was arrested during the homecoming dance at Weatherford High School Saturday night, and the event was evacuated due to threats.
Off-duty Weatherford police officers were working security at the dance when, at approximately 8:34 p.m., officers saw an administrator in an altercation with a 17-year-old student. The student was reported to have been smoking a THC vape on the dance floor, according to the police officers.
The officers arrested and removed the student from the building. The school administrator received minor injuries, according to the report.
At approximately 8:48 p.m., officers at the dance were told that someone had a gun. Officers requested assistance, and EMS was staged near the school.
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School administrators began evacuating the school while officers searched the building and surrounding areas. Police said no weapons or evidence of a weapon were found.
The campus security and officers reviewed the surveillance video and saw no weapons.
