Schools In Hoboken Reopen After Lockdown, Officials Give Updates

HOBOKEN, NJ — Three schools in Hoboken were locked down on Thursday afternoon following a phone threat, officials said.

Hoboken High School, as well as Wallace and Brandt elementary schools, were locked down around 2:45 p.m., according to officials.

Streets closed from Seventh to Tenth street and Willow Avenue to Adams Street, the city said. They reopened by late afternoon.

Schools Superintendent Christine Johnson said in a message to the community that a phone threat was received at Hoboken High School on Thursday.

The other two schools were locked down as a precaution, officials said.

Police closed off a perimeter around the high school, searched the building, and cleared it.

Johnson later told Patch that sports games were still on for the afternoon.

"The police have indicated that there is no reason to cancel any after school activities," she said in an email. "So, all games etc. are still on."

Hoboken High School's homecoming football game against Weequahic High went on as planned.

Johnson said Thursday night that she had no new details to release, but would update families once she receives more information from police.

She said schools would reopen on schedule Friday.

Hoboken High School had also received a phone threat back in February. PRIOR REPORTING: Hoboken High School Lockdown Was Part Of Dangerous Trend

Several other schools in New Jersey and around the country received phone threats in the last three days, including in Philadelphia and Virginia.