Multiple Richmond High Schools Evacuated, Dismiss Early After Threats

Multiple Richmond schools evacuated, closing early due to ‘unsubstantiated’ threat, police investigating

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Multiple schools in the City of Richmond were evacuated on Thursday due to an incident that the Richmond Police Department is investigating. Around 11:30 a.m. on May 22, a dispatcher with the Richmond Department of Emergency Communications received a call of a threat to a Richmond Public Schools building. Less than an hour later, another call was received with similar threats for other schools in Henrico County and Richmo…

Multiple Richmond high schools evacuated, dismiss early after threats

RICHMOND, Va. Seven Richmond High schools dismissed early after threats to each school were called in to Richmond Police, according to the school district."Earlier this morning, the Richmond Police Department contacted Richmond Public Schools and shared that they had received an anonymous threat against one of our schools. Shortly after, we learned of threats against six other buildings as well," said a spokeperson for the district in a statemen…

Leipzig – Major deployment in Leipzig: On Friday morning, 23 May 2025, three schools were evacuated in the city area after the arrival of bomb threats. According to the police, this was a precaution.The Drohmails arrived at the affected schools in the morning. Teachers immediately alerted the police, which caused the clearing of the buildings. Pupils as well as the entire teaching staff gathered at the school courtyards and were looked after the…

Threats cause early dismissals, disruption at multiple area schools

Multiple schools across Richmond and Henrico were evacuated, locked down or dismissed early on Thursday as the result of called-in threats.In Richmond, the list of impacted schools is known to include Franklin Military Academy, John Marshall High, Open High, Richmond Community, Richmond High School of the Arts, Richmond Success Academy and Thomas Jefferson High.In Henrico, Freeman High School and Godwin High School were identified as being impac…