TELL US: Did School Officials Do a Good Job Evacuating PHS?

Portsmouth High School students received early dismissal from school Wednesday after the school was evacuated for a bomb threat.

The threat, a note referencing an explosive device, was the second found in two days.

Portsmouth High School officials evacuated the school immediately and called Portsmouth police. Students and faculty were not allowed back inside the building to collect belongings for more than an hour.

We want to know what you think about how Portsmouth school officials handled the evacuation. We asked the question on Portsmouth Patch's Facebook page Thursday. Here's what a few had to say:

Mary Ann Oesterle Smith No it was a mess!

Chris Pierce Farley From the standpoint of communication I think that they did a good job. I am fortunate that my son drives to school so he was able to get home once they released the kids. The challenge was getting out as he was parked on the one-way.

Scott Thomas They got the kids out, they communicated with the parents and they got the kids home. Sure it could have gone better and I'm sure they learned a lot from this. Hopefully there won't be a next time, but if there is, I'm hoping they'll implement some things they learned yesterday.

Leslie Costic Nobody's fault, but my son couldn't find his bus. They all came when they could & they weren't in their normal line, so he walked ... I think PHS did their best, with the situation they were in. I also hope they catch the person doing this & make an example of him/her.

How do you think Portsmouth school officials handled the evacuation? Tell us in the comment section below!