Update: Madison School District Superintendent Ted Poole announced via Facebook that Madison Station Elementary School will remain closed on Friday, Feb. 6, out of “an abundance of caution and with support of multiple law enforcement agencies.”
“For the past two mornings, an individual has called Madison Station Elementary School and made threats just as the school day was beginning. In both instances, school administration and staff acted immediately to involve law enforcement,” Poore said in a recorded video. “Because our district has established plans for situations like this, we were able to implement those procedures and safely reunite all students and staff with their families. The safety and security of our students and staff is our highest priority.”
Poore said the Madison Police Department, the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are actively collaborating in the investigation.
“We are blessed to live in a truly caring community, and we ask that you continue to extend grace and compassion to one another during this time,” Poore said. “We will do our best to get you information as we are able to share it. We sincerely appreciate your continued support and prayers as we work through this situation and remain focused on providing an excellent school year for our students.”
The original story is below:
An elementary school in Madison County, Mississippi, is closed for the second day in a row after receiving bomb threats.
The Madison Station Elementary School PTO posted a message at approximately 7 a.m. that the school was not receiving students on campus. The message said that parents would be kept informed of school arrival times. WAPT News reported that the Madison School official, Rick Negron, verified that the school received a second bomb threat before classes began this morning and that the school would remain closed out of an abundance of caution.
Madison Station Elementary School evacuated students a day earlier on Feb. 4 after someone called in a threat to the school. A statement released by the Madison County School District announced that students were relocated to Ridgecrest Church and parents or emergency contacts were asked to pick up students from that location.
Ridgecrest, which operates a preschool, was also closed Thursday, Feb. 5.
On Feb. 4, the Madison Police Department reported that law enforcement had determined there was no credible threat following the investigation. The district later announced that although the campus had been cleared, the school would remain closed for the remainder of Feb. 4.
The school initially posted on Facebook yesterday that it would be ready to receive students today before this morning’s reversal.
“Our home is secure. Our home is full of faith. Our home is full of love,” yesterday’s post read. “We can’t wait to have our precious children back home tomorrow.”