Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm
Staff and students have today been evacuated from a London school after a bomb threat.
Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital on Thursday afternoon.
Video footage from the scene shows teachers and pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside the main building.
Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the east of the capital on Thursday afternoon
The students then appeared to be lined up on a park near the school as officers swooped on the site.
Hackney Police said: ‘At 11:55hrs on Thursday, 10 December, police were contacted by staff at a school in Clissold Road, Stoke Newington #Hackney.
‘The school had received a bomb threat. The school was evacuated and officers are in attendance. Cordon are in place whilst police investigate.’
Parents took to social media to express concerns about their children.
One wrote: ‘I got a message from my child saying the police are outside the school and everyone has to go to the park.’
Another added: ‘My son said they’re all safe in park but none of the teachers know what’s going on.’
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