Schools
No Devices Found After Bomb Threat At Midtown High
School district police officers are working to track the source of the threat.
MIDTOWN, GA — After a bomb threat at Midtown High School Thursday, Atlanta Public Schools told Patch no devices were found.
A threat was called in to the school around 9 a.m., causing staff and students to evacuate and a thorough police search of the school to include K-9 units, said Seth Coleman, APS director of media relations and television broadcast.
All staff and students were safe, and school ended early as scheduled at 12:30 p.m. Police with the school district are continuing to investigate the source of the call, Coleman said.
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"Thanks (to) all of the partner agencies that assisted with the search and are assisting with the investigation, and thanks (to) parents for their cooperation, as well. The safety and security of students and staff will always be a top priority for Atlanta Public Schools," Coleman said.
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