Seven different public and charter schools were evacuated in the Washington, D.C., area after the district’s police received multiple bomb threats, officials announced Wednesday.
The sweep of each school has been completed with no hazardous items found, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
“All students and staff were safely evacuated in accordance with DCPS protocols,” DCPS spokesperson Enrique Gutierrez said, according to local news outlet ABC7. “DC Public Schools values the safety of all our students, staff, and visitors and will continue to offer support to our school communities while the MPD investigations are ongoing.”
Six high schools were initially reported to have evacuated due to alleged bomb threats, including Dunbar High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Ron Brown High School, KIPP DC College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter School, and Seed Public Charter School, but police later confirmed a seventh, McKinley Technology High School.
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All schools were evacuated, and an investigation is underway regarding the threats, MPD confirmed on Twitter.
“Our school is committed to the safety and education of all our scholars,” said officials from IDEA Public Charter School, according to the Washington Post. “All threats to our school or scholars are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly.”
Officials at KIPP told parents in a letter that the threat was “not credible,” and classes resumed Wednesday afternoon.
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A separate bomb threat occurred Tuesday at Dunbar while second gentleman Doug Emhoff was visiting the school. Emhoff, who was in the school’s museum giving a presentation, was safely evacuated along with the rest of the school following the threat. No bombs were found.
