FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — Five schools in Northern Kentucky have received bomb threats in the past two days.
Friday morning, Ockerman Middle School received a bomb threat at around 7:15 a.m. The threat was quickly determined to not be credible and students were allowed back into class.
Conner High School, Beechwood High School and St. Henry High School received bomb threats Thursday.
Shortly before 2 p.m., the Boone County Sheriff's Office said a bomb threat was directed at St. Henry. The call was made through a Suicide Prevention Hotline, but the threat was unfounded.
The sheriff's office said shortly after 8 a.m. a caller also through a Suicide Prevention Hotline said there was a bomb at Conner High School, but they said they were not at the actual school. The sheriff's office also said similar to the threat at St. Henry, the caller gave details about the threat which made it seem as if they weren't very familiar with the schools.
Boone Schools said the school evacuated while the school grounds were swept and secured, and the all-clear was given.
Later Thursday morning, Fort Mitchell police responded to Beechwood High School just before 11 a.m. for a bomb threat. The school evacuated as police swept the building, and the threat was unfounded, police said. Police also said the call came into a Suicide Prevention Hotline, just as Conner High School's threat.
The suspect in both of those unfounded threats has not been identified yet, police said.
On Wednesday, a third bomb threat was made at Boone County High School near dismissal time.
The Florence Police Department said it received information via a chat hotline about a bomb at the school. Officers and members of the CVG Airport Police Bomb Unit responded to the school, which was placed on lockdown. Police confirmed there were no explosive devices on school grounds, and the lockdown was lifted.
The suspect in that bomb hoax is also still unknown, and police are still investigating.
The sheriff's office believes while all of these are treated as stand alone events, it appears some of the threats may be part of a nationwide social media trend.
