Oak Creek High School threat investigation; students evacuated
Oak Creek High School threat investigation
OAK CREEK, Wis. - Oak Creek police say a text message was received by a student with a bomb threat on Monday, Oct. 16 – and because of it, students were evacuated from the building.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office K-9s were called out to the scene – and thoroughly searched the Ninth Grade Center and the grades 10-12 building. Both buildings were deemed to be safe.
Oak Creek police are now working on the origin of the threat.
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The OCHS administration team issued the following statement:
"Our primary focus will always be the safety of our students, and we are committed to taking the necessary actions to ensure student safety."