Shooting Threat Prompts Evacuation At Ocean City High School

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Ocean City High School students were evacuated and dismissed early on Tuesday as police investigated a potential shooting threat at the school.

On Tuesday morning, school officials were notified of a screenshot of a text message threatening a shooting at the school, according to city spokesperson Doug Bergen.

"Ocean City High School was evacuated immediately and students dismissed for the day. Everyone is safe," Bergen said.

Parents were alerted through SwiftReach late Tuesday morning that evacuation procedures had been initiated. A follow-up alert at 12:30 p.m. said students would be dismissed in the next 30 minutes through busing, student-owned transportation and parent pick up.

"An investigation is ongoing, but at this point, police do not believe the threat was credible," Bergen said. "Police searched the building, and the school will be back to a regular schedule tomorrow."

No additional details about the threat were released.

Similar threats have come in other parts of the state in the aftermath of the school shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan earlier this month. There were also threats reported at Bridgewater-Raritan High School and Cherry Hill High School West on Tuesday.

Students at Lindenwold High School and at Lawrence Township High School in Mercer County were recently caught bringing guns to school.

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