Bomb Threat Reported At Springfield Schools

SPRINGFIELD, NJ — A voicemail threatening a bomb targeting each one of the schools in the Springfield Public School District was received Monday morning, Superintendent of Schools Michael Davino reported.

The message was left on a secretary’s voice mail at approximately 4 a.m. Monday morning.

"While there was no evidence that the threat was credible, the safety of our students and staff are always the District's highest priority," Davino said.

All students were evacuated to their predetermined locations and the Springfield Police Department was immediately contacted.

Springfield Police used bomb sniffing dogs to conduct a thorough investigation of both internal and external searches of all buildings. Nothing was reportedly found.

Students were then returned to their classrooms as per recommendation from police.

"While this threat lacked credibility, the District will never take any threat lightly. For this reason, the District has been and will remain vigilant in ensuring the safety of our students and staff by implementing a number of safety measures to ensure a swift and appropriate response to such a threat, including drills, trainings and local and county police approved protocols," Davino wrote on the district's Facebook page.

"We are happy to report that all of the District's efforts were exemplified in how today's situation was handled," Davino continued. "To help prevent future disruptions to our learning environment, the District will continue to work with the Police Department to help identify the offenders and hold them fully responsible for their actions."

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