PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School opened two hours later then usual this morning after the discovery of a bomb threat yesterday.
Police and school officials searched the entire school this morning and came up with nothing. Principal Christopher Sposato said the investigation will continue and there could be severe consequences to whoever left the bomb threat on a school mural — they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
School Superintendent Jake Eberwein and police are encouraging anyone with any information about the threat to call police.
Original story posted at 8:47 a.m.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School will be opening two hours later then usual this morning after the discovery of a bomb threat on Monday.
In a call-back message to parents, Pittsfield Schools Superintendent Jake Eberwein explains that a threat was made on a school mural. Written in grey chalk, the threat included the word "bomb" followed by the date of Dec. 2.
Eberwein said a comprehensive search of the school would take place this morning and students would report for class at 9:20 a.m. All bus tickets would be moved back two hours accordingly and all other Pittsfield schools would open at their usual time.
Eberwein and police are encouraging anyone with any information about the threat to call Pittsfield Police. Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington had a series of bomb threats in late October and early November that closed the school for several days. One 17-year-old student was arrested for those incidents.
Water line breaks and mercury spills have kept North County students out of classes: Hoosac Valley High School had Monday off because of water main break and Drury High School the Monday before for the same problem, and Conte Midde School remains closed today after being evacuated Monday for a mercury spill.
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