HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two elementary schools in the Harrisburg School District were evacuated this morning after receiving bomb threats, superintendent Eric Truman said Monday in a letter to parents and guardians in the district.
The bomb threats were issued via anonymous phone calls to Scott Elementary School on the 1900 block of Derry Street and Ben Franklin Elementary School on the 1200 block of N. 6th St. in the city, Truman said.
Students and staff at both schools were evacuated, locked down, and searched during an investigation by the school district's head of security and members of the Harrisburg Police Department, according to Truman.
The threats were determined to be a hoax, Truman said.
"We have no evidence to believe these threats have any credibility," Truman's message said. "Schools nationwide have been hit with threats like this in recent weeks. They are known to law enforcement as 'swatting' incidents, designed to disrupt schools and organizations."
Truman said the school district will have updated information as it becomes available.
