Police sniffer dogs search East Kilbride high school after 'bomb threat'
A male youth has been charged following a hoax bomb threat directed at two high schools in East Kilbride, Scotland. Police conducted searches with sniffer dogs and found no evidence of explosives, confirming the threat was malicious.
Why it matters
Hoax threats disrupt educational environments and cause significant distress to local communities and parents.
Image source, Google Image caption, Calderglen High School was named as a potential target by the anonymous account
A male youth has been charged in connection with malicious communications after a hoax school bomb threat in East Kilbride.
Police Scotland were alerted to the message, posted by an anonymous social media account, on Monday.
The force said "subsequent online messaging" claimed explosives had been hidden at Calderglen High School.
Duncanrig High School, which is less than three miles away, was also mentioned as a possible target.
Officers swept the area around Calderglen High with specialist resources, including sniffer dogs, but nothing of concern was found.
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