Schools
Hissing Megaphone Causes Bomb Scare At Nashville School
Nashville School of the Arts went on lockdown for a suspicious package, which ended up being a hissing megaphone.
NASHVILLE, TN — The first day of classes at Nashville School of the Arts was interrupted by a lockdown caused by a reported suspicious package that was ultimately found to be as unusual as it was non-threatening.
Around 8:30 a.m. Monday, a law enforcement officer walking past a trash can at the Foster Avenue magnet school heard a "hissing" sound and called in the Nashville Fire Department.
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Police locked down the schools and fire crews arrived, discovering a duffel bag inside the trash can. They then safely detonated the duffel bag.
After the detonation, investigators found the duffel bag held an old megaphone.
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The scene was cleared and the lockdown lifted by 11 a.m.
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