The Martin County Sheriff’s Department has announced that the bomb threat called on Martin County High school has been determined to be a student prank.

Yesterday the Sheriff’s Department, along with Kentucky State police and members of the Martin County Board of Education were onsite at the Martin County High School to conduct an investigation after 911 Dispatch received a call of a bomb threat.

After the investigation, it was determined to be a student prank. The student has been criminally charged but their identity cannot be released because they are a minor.