GRAY, Maine — A bomb threat prompted southern Maine school officials to shut down Gray-New Gloucester High School on Monday afternoon.
The threat was made through a handwritten note discovered by school staff in a girls bathroom shortly before 2 p.m., according to Capt. Don Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
The school was evacuated, Goulet said. He said bomb detection dogs from the Maine State Police and the Portland Police Department were called in as a precaution and checked the school.
Goulet said that deputies and detectives will continue to investigate leads and those responsible will be prosecuted. Those involved will face felony charges and costs associated with the evacuation and investigation.