Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation at San Elijo Middle School in San Marcos

Bomb threat prompts evacuation at San Elijo Middle School in San Marcos

Sheriff deputy’s patch. (File photo courtesy of OnScene.TV) An apparently unfounded bomb threat prompted an evacuation of classrooms at San Elijo Middle School Tuesday while authorities searched the campus grounds and buildings with service dogs. Deputies assigned to security at the San Marcos intermediary school were notified about the threat shortly before 1:00 p.m., according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Students were escorte…

Bomb threat at North County school under investigation

SAN MARCOS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A bomb threat at a school in San Marcos Tuesday prompted students and staff to temporarily shelter in place. Just before 1 p.m., authorities received a report about a possible bomb threat at San Elijo Middle School, Sgt. Agustin Rosas with the San Diego County Sheriff's Office said. Students and staff sheltered in place while deputies searched the school for any suspicious packages. New Einstein Bros. Bage…

San Elijo Middle School goes into lockdown after reported bomb threat

San Elijo Middle School students and staff were placed in a lockdown after the San Marcos campus received a report of a bomb threat Tuesday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said. The call was received by deputies around 12:55 p.m. that a threat had been made against the campus on Schoolhouse Way near San Elijo Road, sheriff’s Lt. Elizabeth Montoya said. The threat stemmed from a “concerning note found in a student restroom at lunch” on Tuesday, Sa…