A series of bomb threats disrupted classes at North Texas schools Wednesday morning, school officials said.
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Anna ISD officials said police were searching Anna High School after a possible bomb threat, and that classes would not be in session Wednesday at the high school. All other campuses in the district are unaffected.
Later Wednesday morning, district officials said police concluded their search, and the building was cleared. Classes will resume on Thursday.
“We have also learned that several districts in our area and across the state received the same message,” officials said. “Law enforcement continues to investigate.”
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In Coppell ISD, Coppell High School is also closed Wednesday due to a possible bomb threat, district officials said.
District leaders received information about the threat at 8:20 a.m., 30 minutes before classes were scheduled to begin. Everyone who had already arrived at school was evacuated while police searched the building, and district officials redirected buses to another location.
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Officials in Duncanville ISD received a similar threat Wednesday morning, targeting Duncanville High School. In an email to parents and staff, Danny Colbert, the school’s executive principal, said police searched the building thoroughly before students arrived for the day. The threat appeared not to be credible, he said.
“Student and staff safety remains our highest priority,” he said. “We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will communicate any updates as needed.”
Colbert said the threat at Duncanville High School appears consistent with hoax threats other districts have received over the past few weeks. A rash of hoax threats shut down dozens of campuses in districts across North Texas last month. None of those threats was found to be credible.
Other districts in Texas, including in the Austin and San Antonio areas, received similar threats Wednesday morning. None appeared credible, according to police.
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