Anonymous Caller Threatened To Blow Up Shaker Heights High

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — An anonymous caller threatened to blow up Shaker Heights High School on Wednesday morning.

The caller contacted the school, but did not provide any specifics on when the bomb would detonate or where it was located on the campus. Their number was blocked on caller ID, according to audio of the 911 call to police.

After the call, students and staff were ushered out of the school and onto the nearby football field. Police then searched the campus for any sign of a bomb, according to Shaker Heights Police Commander John Cole.

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Help from neighboring police departments was called in and some school staffers were asked to assist investigators as they searched the facility. Ultimately, no bomb was found, Cole said.

After the search was complete, students and staff were brought back into the building and classes resumed.

No one was hurt during the search.

The district released the following statement at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday:

"Shaker Heights Police Department and district security staff have swept Shaker Heights High School after receiving a threat earlier this morning. We have resumed normal operations, students have returned to the building and are now in their sixth period class. There will be no academic conferences. We thank our students, staff and families for their patience and cooperation. The investigation into the incident is continuing."