Phone Found In Locker Room Possibly Used To Capture Images

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ADAIRSVILLE, GA -- Charges are pending against a student whose cell phone was found inside a locker room at Adairsville HIgh School.

A staff member at the school found the “hidden” cell phone, “which may have been planted in a locker room to capture images,” the Bartow County school System said in a press release.

After investigating the discovery, school officials located who they believed to be owner of the phone.

“The student has been removed from school, and will proceed through the Bartow County School System disciplinary process,” Bartow County Schools spokesperson Cheree Dye said.

However, the Bartow County Campus Police Department is awaiting a search warrant to investigate the phone’s contents, and charges are pending based on the information received from the analysis, she added.

Dye said school administrators on Friday, Feb. 26 personally called parents to inform students who could have been ”directly affected” by the incident.

A meeting was held Monday, Feb. 29 to keep parents abreast of the situation.

“The Bartow County School System takes this situation very seriously,” said Superintendent Dr. John Harper. “We will not hesitate to do whatever is necessary to protect our students and send a clear message that this kind of action is completely inappropriate.”

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