James Evans with Rutherford County Schools told parents on Monday afternoon that a school bus was NOT involved in an accident. Bus 209 serves Christiana Middle School in the afternoons.

Evans said that all students are safe and that the bus did not crash, but was instead delayed due to a false report of a gun.

The driver of the bus heard someone yell something about a gun being on the bus. The driver followed protocol and pulled the bus over and called 911. The sheriff's office responded immediately and thoroughly searched the entire bus and checked all students and their belongings for weapons. No gun was found by the Sheriff's Office.

Because of the investigation, the bus route was delayed.

Evans went on to state, "I know these types of situations are frightening but we appreciate that everyone followed procedure and that this situation was a false alarm. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions."