No students were in the classroom at the time, and the only injury reported was a student who hurt her ankle running when Dalton High School was evacuated.
The teacher, Jesse Randal Davidson, was taken into custody without incident after a 30- to 45-minute standoff with officers, Dalton police spokesman Bruce Frazier said. Davidson, 53, serves as the play-by-play announcer for the high school's football team, police said in a tweet.
"I don't know whether he was just firing the gun off to let people know to back off or what," Frazier said.
It's not clear what charges Davidson will face.
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Student Emma Jacobs texted her mother while she hid inside a darkened classroom, her mother, Annmarie Jacobs, told The Associated Press.
Emma, a junior, said in texts that her teacher had turned the lights off and told the students to sit in a corner.
The shooting happened two weeks after a Florida school shooting left 17 students and faculty dead, put the country on edge and ignited a new debate over gun control in America.
The shooting happened about 11:30 a.m. (local time) yesterday during Davidson's planning period. Students were trying to get into his classroom, but he wouldn't let them in. The students notified the principal, who tried to open it with a key.
Police said the note was found February 21, and mentioned a threat against the school the following day.
Assistant Police Chief Cliff Cason said in a statement at the time that officers planned an increased presence at the city's schools in response after the note was found. Threats have been made at schools across the country in the wake of the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Dalton has about 2,000 students, according to its website. It is located about 145 kilometers north of Atlanta.
Dalton is known as the Carpet Capital of the World, since much of the carpet for US and world markets is produced within a 40-kilometer radius of the city. The origins of Dalton's carpet industry are traced to the making of bedspreads in the community.
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