County Line Elementary School in Germantown evacuated due to threat
GERMANTOWN -- County Line Elementary School in Germantown was evacuated Wednesday, May 25th due to a threat.
Germantown police say around 9:45 a.m., police and fire officials responded to the school, located on Butternut Road for a bomb threat.
Police learned that an employee at the school had received a bomb threat via telephone.
School staff members immediately called 911 and began evacuating the school.
During an initial investigation, officers were not able to confirm that this was an automated phone threat similar to what other schools have been recently experiencing.
Students were evacuated to a nearby church, and were dismissed from that location to go home for the day.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office sent its Explosive Ordnance Disposal K-9 units to the scene to check the school for any potential hazards. There were no hazards discovered.
The Germantown Police Department will be working with other law enforcement agencies to determine if the County Line School threat was similar to other recent school bomb threats.
The investigation is ongoing.
Jeff Holmes, the superintendent of the Germantown School District issued this statement to FOX6 News:
Dear Parents,
We received a bomb threat at County Line Elementary School. In collaboration with emergency management officials, we have initiated a complete bomb sweep of the building. Your children are safe and secure at Crossway Church.
As a result of the time needed to complete the sweep and ensure the utmost safety for students and staff, we are releasing County Line students to their parents and have contacted Riteway to begin delivering children home at 11:45 a.m.
If you are unable to be home at the time, please know that we will be having an adult on each bus to verify someone is home before leaving the child. If no one is home, the child will return to Crossway Church and can be picked up there.
We apologize for any inconvenience and will be working with law enforcement to help catch the individual or group responsible for this incident and will help prosecute to the greatest extent possible.
Only County Line Elementary students are being released.
Respectfully,
Jeff Holmes
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