Palm Springs, Florida school evacuated after bomb threat investigation

Officers with the Palm Springs Police Department responded to Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy at 3:34 p.m. regarding a bomb threat involving a message left on a school computer.

School response and safety measures

School staff evacuated students and personnel from the building and moved them to a safe location off the property while the threat was investigated.

Police conducted a search of the school and found no suspicious items or devices.

The police department encourages anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Shackelford at 561-584-8333 or by email at cshackelford@vpsfl.org.

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School response and investigation

Based on information developed during the preliminary investigation, the threat was assessed as having a low level of credibility.