West Orange police are investigating incident at the high school Wednesday.
Graffiti found on a bathroom wall of West Orange High School Wednesday warned of a bomb threat by the end of the month, West Orange police said. According to officials, the writing was found above a urinal in the bathroom saying there would be a bomb scare by April 30. "We believe this is an adolescent prank and the threat is not serious," the district said in an email to parents. "Nonetheless we are treating it with the utmost seriousness." In response, police presence will increase at the high school thoughout the next week. Parents in the district also received a reverse-911 call about the incident Wednesday afternoon. West Orange police are investigating the threat. The district's full response to parents below: We write to inform …
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Both the school and JCC reopened after being evacuated for close to 90 minutes, authorities said.
Bomb threats at both Roosevelt Middle School and the Jewish Community Center forced the evacuation of both buildings Monday, police said. Both buildings reopened about 90 minutes later after they were deemed safe by the county bomb squad. At around 9:48 a.m., a call came in from an anonymous man, claiming to have planted a bomb in the school and the JCC, according to West Orange police Sgt. John Palardy. Police alerted officials in both buildings, who implemented their emergency protocol plans. Members, staff and approximately 240 children in the JCC preschool program were evacuated, according to the emergency plan. The children were escorted to the Jewish Community House, adjacent to the JCC, said a JCC staff member. The students …
Ron Trezza
9:34 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
,This should not be treated lightly...my daughter and her friends are petrified..after Boston bombings.......enough already.. more ›