Bomb Scare Spurred Tuesday’s Evacuation Of P.S. 255, Cunningham J.H.S.
A report of a suspicious device or package on the third floor of P.S. 255 (
1866 East 17th Street)spurred police and school administrators to take extra precautions yesterday, evacuating their building and that of Cunningham Junior High School next door.
The evacuation took place at approximately 10:45 a.m., as a large presence from the NYPD arrived on scene – including bomb squad units.
Tipster Mike G. wrote to Sheepshead Bites that kids were taken several blocks away. Adding to the chaos, the school had brought in additional teachers for the day. He writes:
all kids outside three blocks away. Today they brought in teachers from other zones/districts to check tests. As soon as they walked in this morning, the alarm went off and a ton of cops showed up.Police searched the school but did not find any suspicious device, reports News12.
Students were back in their classrooms by noon.
UPDATE (1:50 p.m.): A parent of a student at P.S. 255 sent us a copy of the note sent home with kids yesterday: