An officer and K-9 police dog sweep the perimeter of Indian River High School in Sussex County, Del., after a bomb threat was called in Monday, Jan. 11, 2016.(Photo: Hannah Carroll, The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times)
SALISBURY, Md. — Multiple schools on the Delmarva Peninsula
received bomb threats Monday.
Delaware State Police are investigating bomb threats made at Indian River High School and Seaford Middle School, according to Master Cpl. Gary Fournier. The threat came in the form of a robotic phone call, he said.
A similar threat was made at Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Del. Students were evacuated for about 45 minutes while a search by Delaware State Police troopers and school administrators was conducted. The search found nothing suspicious in nature and the school was deemed safe to re-enter, Fournier said.
At least eight schools in Delaware were evacuated Monday.
State police, which is spearheading the majority of the investigations in coordination with local police departments, would not provide details on the on-going investigation.
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At Dover High School, the school ended up dismissing students early because of the threats and the cold temperatures.
In Wicomico County, Md., school system spokeswoman Tracy Sahler said an automated bomb threat came into Parkside High School. There was a search of the school and the threat was determined not to be credible, and the school day continued, she said.
Parents of Indian River High School students received a call at about 10:21 a.m. saying students were evacuated to nearby John M. Clayton Elementary School. They were later told that the school was declared safe to re-enter at 11:15 a.m.
Similar threats were also made at schools in the jurisdictions of Smyrna and Milford, Del., police departments, Fournier said.
All students and staff are safe after a bomb threat apparently was made concerning Nandua Middle School in Accomack County, Va.
"We are meeting everyone's needs," said Roberta Baldwin, spokeswoman for Accomack County Public Schools.
Mark Hoffman, public information officer for Dover, Del., police, said the police<span style="color: Red;">*</span>department takes all threats seriously, though he noted that these threats are not uncommon or unprecedented. The department deploys officers and K-9 officers to the scene to fully investigate each threat, he said.
Officials at a school in Prince William County, Va., which isn't on the Delmarva Peninsula, also evacuated students after an unconfirmed phone threat. Because of cold temperatures, the students from Glenkirk Elementary School were transported to another school.
According to Prince William County Public Schools, all students were safe, saying there was no need for parents to pick up students.
Contributing:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Brittany Horn, The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal; WUSA-TV, Washington.
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