UPDATE: Student charged for making bomb threat at Corbin High School Wednesday

An investigation into a bomb threat at Corbin High School Wednesday morning has resulted in one student now faces criminal charges in connection with the threat.

Corbin Schools Superintendent Ed McNeel said police were able to use surveillance video to narrow down who was responsible for the threat that was written on a first-floor bathroom wall. It was discovered at around 10:00 a.m. Police say the message claimed the school would "burn to the ground."

The student, whose identity has not been revealed since he is a juvenile, is a either a freshman or sophomore at the school.

"He’s one of our younger high school students," McNeel said.

"At this point, we haven’t found any evidence that there was any real plan to bomb the school … but we always take things like this seriously. The safety of our students comes first."

According to Corbin Police Public Affairs Officers Rob Jones, investigators utilized surveillance video footage from the school’s camera system to narrow down possible suspects to a "selective group of juveniles" in the area at the time the threat had been written. Police conducted interviews with potential suspects and were able to determine who wrote the message.

McNeel said the student confessed to police.

The student has been charged with terroristic threatening. He was cited and released to the custody of his parents and has been ordered to appear in Whitley County Juvenile Court to answer to the charge.

McNeel said it was relatively easy to determine the time frame within which the message was written. Faculty at the school had been on alert and did regular checks of the restroom areas. He said there was a narrow window of time during which the message appeared, and only a small number of students had entered the bathroom during that time frame. He added that authorities were able to analyze handwriting to help focus in on who was responsible.

The school was evacuated immediately once the threat was discovered. Students were taken to The Arena and later released for the remainder of the day once it was determined the school was safe. McNeel said he made the decision to cancel all afterschool activities at the school for the day out of an abundance of caution.

McNeel said the student responsible would likely be educated in an "alternative school setting" once the charges against him are resolved.

The case was investigated by Corbin Police Detective Rusty Hedrick. He was assisted by Det. Bill Rose.