NORTH BERWICK, Maine — Discovery of a bomb threat written on the wall of the bathroom at Noble High School Monday led to the evacuation of students and cancellation of after school activities.
Police Chief Stephen Peasley says the message was discovered around 1:45 p.m.
“A student brought to the attention of the school resource officer that a message was written in pencil on the bathroom wall and the message made reference to a bomb going off at the school,” Peasley said.
Administrators evacuated the school and bused students to Noble Middle School so parents could pick them up there.
According to Peasley, police conducted a search of the school with the aid of two bomb dogs brought in by Maine State Police, but no bomb was found.
Peasley said they hope to identify a suspect, “it’s still under investigation. We are hoping to find out who wrote the message. They would face a charge of terrorizing. If it’s a student they would be referred to the Juvenile Community Corrections Officer,” Peasley said.
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