Two Springfield public schools evacuated, one closed due to bomb threats

Two Springfield public schools evacuated, one closed due to bomb threats

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Two Springfield City School District elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed Friday morning after bomb threats against the buildings were made, according to school officials.

Perrin Woods Elementary School and Snowhill Elementary School students were evacuated from their buildings Friday morning and moved to an "alternate district location," according to a SCSD news release. The district dismissed students to their parents.

Additionally, Roosevelt Middle School was closed before the start of the school day related to the same bomb threats.

Law enforcement has swept the buildings and determined they are safe to enter. The district is working with local, state and federal authorities to investigate the bomb threats, officials said in a 2 p.m. release.

"All threats to the Springfield City School District are taken seriously and will be prosecuted at the highest levels," officials said in the release.

There are no other threats to Springfield City School District buildings, school officials said in a press release.

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Friday marks the second day in a row that Springfield public school students were evacuated after the city gained national attention for unfounded right-wing rumors about the community's Haitian immigrant population.

On Thursday, Springfield City Hall and Fulton Elementary School were evacuated after bomb threats were sent to multiple city facilities, officials said. Every Clark County building was also closed Thursday out of "an abundance of caution," county officials said.

Thursday's evacuation of Fulton Elementary School was based on information received from the state fire marshal, school officials said.

A copy of Thursday's bomb threat acquired by the USA Today Network disparaged Springfield's Haitian community and referenced false claims, spread by prominent conservative figures like former president Donald Trump, that immigrants were eating pets and wildlife.

The author of Thursday's bomb threat said they had planted bombs in Springfield City Hall, Springfield Driver Exam Station, Ohio License Bureau Southside, Springfield Academy of Excellence and Fulton Elementary School.