Bomb Threats to Several Fairfax County Schools Friday Not Credible: Police

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Bomb threats made to several schools Friday in Fairfax County, the City of Falls Church, Arlington County and Loudoun County were likely delivered by "robo call," according to a spokesman for Arlington County Police.

The Fairfax County schools where bomb threats were called in Friday are:

Herndon High School, McLean High School, Westfield High School and Potomac, a K-12 private school in McLean.

"All schools have been cleared and are running under normal operations," said Officer Megan Hawkins, Fairfax County Police spokeswoman.

Calls were received at the schools on Friday between 11:22 a.m. and 11:50 a.m., Hawkins said.

The "robo call" technology is similar to that used by marketing companies, when numerous phone numbers can be called at once.

The threats Friday disrupted the day for area first-responders, students, teachers and families. So far, nothing has been reported at any of the schools, but sweeps are still underway as of about 1:30 p.m. Friday.

In Falls Church, students at George Mason High School were evacuated to a nearby middle school while police searched the building.

In Arlington County, students at Bishop O'Connell High School were evacuated to a nearby elementary school that was not in session due to it being a teacher workday.

In Loudoun County, students at Stone Bridge High were evacuated to buses Friday after a bomb threat was called in there.

Patch is waiting for more details from FCPD and will update this story as soon as new information is available.