WASHINGTON – The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and other agencies were responding to a rash of bomb threats Wednesday that prompted the evacuation of multiple schools.
“MPD is responding to multiple bomb threats around the District including DCPS and DC Charter Schools. Schools are currently being evacuated. Investigations are ongoing,” police wrote in a tweet.
MPD is responding to multiple bomb threats around the District including DCPS and DC Charter Schools. Schools are currently being evacuated. Investigations are ongoing.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) February 9, 2022
Threats were made against Dunbar High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Ron Brown High School, KIPP DC College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter School and Seed Public Charter School, police said.
Enrique Gutierrez of D.C. Public Schools said, “DC Public Schools has been made aware of security threats at Dunbar, Roosevelt and Ron Brown High Schools this afternoon. All students and staff were safely evacuated in accordance with DCPS protocols. DC Public Schools values the safety of all our students, staff, and visitors and will continue to offer support to our school communities while the MPD investigations are ongoing.”
“In the past 24 hours, DC Public Schools has received bomb threats at three of our high schools,” DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said. “These are troublesome incidents that we take very seriously. All students & staff were safely evacuated in accordance with DCPS protocols, and MPD responded swiftly to the schools.”
No injuries were reported. The origin of the threats remains under investigation.
This is a breaking news update.
