Lincolnshire School Evacuated Following Bomb Threat: District

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — Daniel Wright Junior High School was evacuated Monday morning following a bomb threat, leading to the cancelation of school and school-related activities. As of Monday afternoon, the building was cleared by police of any threats and school will resume Tuesday.

According to Lincolnshire-Prairie View District 103, a computer-recorded message of the threat was sent Sunday night, prompting the response when staff accessed the message on the school's attendance voicemail line Monday morning at around 7:30 a.m. The school was immediately evacuated and police were notified.

Assisting the Lincolnshire Police Department in the search was the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and other area police departments. K-9 bomb-sniffing dogs from the Great Lakes Police Department are searching the school and surrounding property.

"The school was evacuated as soon as the school learned of the threat and any students who arrived at school were taken to a secure offsite location," D103 Superintendent Scott Warren said in a statement. "We are working on releasing students to their parents."

The district said there were no threats to District 103’s other schools Laura B. Sprague and Half Day Schools, which operated normally Monday.

"In times of adversity, it is the strength and unity of our community that shines through, and I am incredibly grateful for the support you have shown during the Daniel Wright evacuation today," Warren said in a Monday afternoon email to parents. "Your understanding, cooperation, and resilience have been truly commendable, and I want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude."

A bomb threat was also called into South Elgin High School in Elgin on Monday morning. School District U-46 officials said the call was received around 7:40 a.m. and was believed to be a swatting call involving a bomb threat.

As a precaution, students were moved outdoors, but the district said that all students were safe. The district said that no other U-46 buildings were involved in the threat. The South Elgin Police Department and the Kane County Sheriff's Department are investigating the threat, the district said.

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