Fair Lawn Schools Evacuated Following Bomb Threats: Police

FAIR LAWN, NJ — Bomb threats were made against two schools through email Thursday that appear to be connected to similar incidents nationwide.

The schools received the threats in spam emails. Both schools were evacuated and students were brought to their evacuation sites: Memorial Middle School to the Fair Lawn Jewish Center and Radburn Elementary School to Radburn Association Grange Hall.

Students were dismissed at their regular time, officials said. Buses picked students up from the evacuation sites and parents were encouraged to do the same.

Fair Lawn Police were investigating both incidents, officials said.

Threats were also made against Maywood Furniture, NorthJersey.com reported, and to a business on Main Street in Wyckoff, police in that town said.

Other bomb threats were made across the country Thursday, including in several cities and at universities. In Connecticut, several schools and businesses were targeted.

In Massachusetts, State Police were responding to a series of bomb threats that were sent by email to businesses.

Bomb threats were also reported in New York City, Chicago and beyond.

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