HAVERHILL, MASS. (WHDH) - Students at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School were dismissed early Monday after a threatening message was found inside one of the school’s bathrooms, officials said.
Superintendent Maureen Lynch said staffers were alerted Monday morning to a threatening message found in the boy’s bathroom. As a result, students were dismissed at noon “out of an abundance of caution, thou school leaders have no reason to believe there is any imminent danger to students or staff.”
Lynch said the early dismissal will better enable Haverhill and state police to investigate the threatening message.
The building was searched by the canines and deemed safe.
Based on the initial investigation, investigators do not believe the threat to be credible at this time, but as a precaution, there will be an extra police presence at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School for the foreseeable future, Haverhill police say.
There is a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution for the person(s) responsible for the threat.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 800-682-9229.
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