A resident speaking during public comment at a Paulding County meeting warned that making threats against public schools can cause serious harm and carry criminal consequences.

"The words you use are incredibly important. Think before you speak. If you make a threat, whether serious or not, you can cause great harm to others and end up facing serious consequences. Threats against public schools are a serious crime. It's no joke," the commenter said.

The comment was made during the meeting's public-comment period; the speaker did not identify a specific threat, a particular school, or any alleged perpetrator. No follow-up action, investigation, or formal agenda item related to the remark was recorded in the transcript.

The speaker framed the warning as both a moral and legal caution, emphasizing potential harm to others as well as criminal liability. The meeting record does not show any motion, vote, or direction to staff tied to this comment.

Public comments like this are a venue for residents to raise concerns directly to county officials; transcript timestamps indicate the remark lasted under a minute. County officials did not respond on the record in the provided transcript segment.

Because no specific allegation, location, or individual was named, the comment remains a general warning about conduct and legal risk rather than the basis for an identified investigation or policy action.