Threat at Plymouth South High School: Updated

PLYMOUTH, MA — A threat was directed at Plymouth South High School—one of nearly a dozen threats directed at schools across Massachusetts Friday.

School officials said the threat was made just before the 2 p.m. dismissal bells. All afternoon activities were canceled.

Police searched the school; nothing was found and no students were hurt.

School officials released this statement:

“As you may have heard from your children, we cancelled all after school activities at PSHS today. An all-call is currently being sent with this same message to all parents.

Minutes before the 2:00pm dismissal bell, we received a phone call that was unsettling and caused us to contact the Plymouth Police Department. As a result of this call, we cancelled all activities and we dismissed all students. In addition, we had an increased police presence in our parking lots.

The Plymouth Police Department responded immediately and along with the school administrators, did a search of the building and determined that nothing was amiss. Moving forward, we feel very confident that the building is secure.

Athletes without transportation, who have away competitions this evening, were sent to Plymouth South Middle School with their coaches.

We have learned that multiple high schools throughout Massachusetts received a similar automated call right before 2:00pm.

Please do not hesitate to contact the high school with any questions or concerns and have a great long weekend!”

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