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Grapevine Middle School and Cross Timbers Middle School in Texas are being evacuated after receiving a “threat” through the front office.
At this time, the students and staff at the schools have been evacuated and law enforcement is on site to investigate.
It appears that a bomb threat was made against the schools via telephone. Following the threat, the two schools were evacuated around 9 a.m. local time.
The Grapevine-Colleyville school district tweeted a statement saying that Cross Timbers Middle Schoo students have been evacuated to the Mustang Activity Center and Grapevine Middle School students are currently being evacuated and moving onto buses.
Additionally, the school asked parents to avoid trying to pick up their children as to “ensure” their safety.
Grapevine Middle School and Cross Timbers Middle School received a threat through the front office. Our students have evacuated and law enforcement is on site to investigate.
— GCISD (@GCISD) February 11, 2019
CTMS students are currently being evacuated to the Mustang Activity Center. GMS students are currently being evacuated and moving onto buses. Students have evacuated and are safe. To ensure the safety of our students, please refrain from picking up students at this time.
— GCISD (@GCISD) February 11, 2019
At this time, police say that all students and staff that were inside the two middle schools are safe.
That is all the information that is available at this time. This article will be updated with new and relevant information should it become available.
