Students at Peru Jr/Sr HighSchool were evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat.
According to a press release from Peru Community Schools Superintendent Trent McCormick, the Miami 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a bomb threat to Peru Jr/Sr High School at approximately 9 a.m. on Jan 15. During this time, Peru Community Schools promptly executed their emergency prepardness plan to ensure staff and student safety.
Within minutes Indiana State Police, Peru Police, PCS Police, Miami County Sheriff’s Department, Bunker Hill Police, Miami County EMA and Peru Fire Department arrived on scene for an organized evacuation. A perimeter was established around the school as personnel waited for the arrival of bomb sniffing dogs from Indiana State Police.
After being evacuated, students from Peru Jr/Sr High School were released from their secure location to their parents and the school was closed for the remainder of the day. All other buildings at Peru Community School district were placed on yellow lockdown as a precautionary. All extra-curricular activities were cancelled for the day as well. School officials have communicated with families about the students retrieving their items left behind in the school.
The incident remains under investigation and anyone with information about the threat should contact Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller at 765-473-6666.
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