Bomb threat closes schools in Virginia
A bomb threat shut down an entire Virginia school district today, cancelling classes for more than 7,000 students in eight public schools, as well as hundreds more in religious schools and child care centres in the area.
Culpeper County Schools spokeswoman Marla McKenna said she could not discuss the content of the threat, which came on the heels of three deadly US school attacks in the span of a week.
Culpeper is about 60 miles south-west of Washington, DC. “You simply cant be too cautious,” said Superintendent David Cox.
“The safety of our students and our employees is our number one concern.”
Authorities were searching the closed school buildings today for any dangerous materials, McKenna said.
Culpeper Sheriff Lee Hart said that the threat was called in at about 11.30pm local time yesterday with no specific information about locations except that they involved schools. He declined to release further details.
All of the school district’s staff and employees were told to stay home, though McKenna said a few administrators reported to work to meet parents who might not have heard about the cancellation.
