Updated: Bomb Threat at Eldredge

EAST GREENWICH, RI -- At 11:30 a.m., an anonymous caller notified the Eldredge School about a bomb. Students were evacuated to St. Luke's and the Swift Gymnasium, according to published reports.

Superintendent Victor Mercurio issued this statement:

"The local authorities were contacted immediately, and the students were swiftly and safely evacuated from the building to an alternative location per district threat protocol. Once the building was safely evacuated, the local and state authorities worked collaboratively to search the building thoroughly in order to secure it. While this search was taking place, students were released to their parents/guardians and dismissed for the day. The search has been completed, no threat to the school was found, and the building was cleared after inspection and deemed safe at 1:15 PM this afternoon," he wrote.

"As with any incident, we will continue to work with our local authorities to review protocols and procedures in order to support the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff. While we will be resuming normal school operations tomorrow, we will have additional supports for students who require them after an event of this nature."

The police department has not yet responded to calls about the incident or to say if this bomb threat was connected to several yesterday, which culminated in an arrest by the Warwick Police Department.

The Patch will update this story as additional information develops.