High School Bomb Threat Forced School Evacuation: Report

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI — Authorities in Waukesha County are continuing to search for a suspect after a reported bomb threat at Hartland Arrowhead High School on Tuesday led to a mass evacuation.

According to the Waukesha County Sheriff's office, Arrowhead High School officials were notified from the staff early Tuesday that there was a written bomb threat located inside the school.

Officials are reporting that a staff member informed a deputy at the school that a student reported seeing what they believed to be a threat inside a room at the South Campus.

After the threat was confirmed by the school administration, they began evacuating the South Campus and moved all students to the North Campus where they were later released for the day, authorities said.

The City of Delafield, Village of Hartland and Village of Chenequa Police Departments as well as the Hartland, Lisbon and Merton Fire Departments responded to the scene to assist. The Milwaukee County Explosive Ordinance Disposal K9 Unit responded with three bomb-sniffing dogs that were deploy to search the South Campus.

Waukesha Sheriff’s Deputies and Milwaukee County bomb squad officers cleared the building and parking lots and no bomb or any other suspicious items were located. At about 2:00 p.m., the Campus was deemed safe and staff started coordination with the students return to retrieve their belongings.

Classes resumed Wednesday, and the Waukesha County Sheriff's office told Patch.com that authorities have yet to identify a suspect and are looking for leads in this case.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 262-548-7122

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