Shawnee police and a bomb dog responded to Shawnee High School Friday for a reported bomb threat. Nothing was found.
Precautions were taken as students were moved to the gym while the main building was searched.
Shawnee Police Chief Russell Frantz said teachers and staff contacted police following reports of an anonymous note being left in a classroom claiming a bomb would go off at 3 p.m.
Emergency plans were followed and precautionary measures taken. The new gym was checked first, then students were moved there from the main school building while police officers checked the school.
Frantz said they asked for assistance with a bomb dog from the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad, so deputies responded with their dog to conduct a thorough sweep of the building.
“We finished checking the school by 2:30 p.m.,” Frantz said, adding nothing suspicious was found.
Frantz said word of what was happening quickly spread on students’ cell phones and on the Internet. Many parents reportedly called the school in concern and some picked up their students.
While students were stationed in the gym, they had fun passing time by holding an impromptu pep rally in support of Friday night’s Wolves football game against Noble.
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Shawnee police and a bomb dog responded to Shawnee High School Friday for a reported bomb threat. Nothing was found.
Precautions were taken as students were moved to the gym while the main building was searched.
Shawnee Police Chief Russell Frantz said teachers and staff contacted police following reports of an anonymous note being left in a classroom claiming a bomb would go off at 3 p.m.
Emergency plans were followed and precautionary measures taken. The new gym was checked first, then students were moved there from the main school building while police officers checked the school.
Frantz said they asked for assistance with a bomb dog from the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad, so deputies responded with their dog to conduct a thorough sweep of the building.
“We finished checking the school by 2:30 p.m.,” Frantz said, adding nothing suspicious was found.
Frantz said word of what was happening quickly spread on students’ cell phones and on the Internet. Many parents reportedly called the school in concern and some picked up their students.
While students were stationed in the gym, they had fun passing time by holding an impromptu pep rally in support of Friday night’s Wolves football game against Noble.
