FORT KENT, Maine — A report of a bomb threat at Fort Kent Community High School was unfounded, police said.
School officials called law enforcement at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to report finding a handwritten note in a bathroom that said there was a bomb at the school, Fort Kent Police Chief Michael DeLena said.
Police arrived at the school approximately five minutes later, along with Fort Kent Fire Department personnel.
The school was evacuated and students were transported to a designated safe zone, DeLena said. The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police also responded. Investigators consulted with the Maine State Police Bomb Team.
Investigators found no evidence of explosives and determined the school was safe, DeLena said.
Classes at the Fort Kent Community High School and Valley Rivers Middle School were dismissed for the rest of the day.
Since the threat specifically pertained to the high school, classes at the Fort Kent Elementary School continued throughout the day, but in a soft lockdown, which means the school operates normally but all doors are locked.
“The Fort Kent Police Department takes all threats to the public, whether great or small, seriously and considers them all credible until determined otherwise,” DeLena said in a release. “We commend the Fort Kent Community High School faculty and staff on the quick and orderly response when the decision was made to evacuate.”
It is not clear who left the note. Police haven’t yet charged anyone.
The incident is still under investigation. Fort Kent Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 207-834-5678.