DARRINGTON – FBI agents were called in Tuesday to help Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives find out who sent threatening messages, closing Darrington schools for a second day.
Classes for about 525 students were canceled after teachers and administrators received e-mail messages threatening to harm students, district spokeswoman Trudy LaDouceur said.
The day before, students were sent home early after a threat was e-mailed to about 25 teachers and administrators, saying a bomb would explode later in the day.
The threat was directed at the elementary school, and students were evacuated about 8:30 a.m.
The combined middle-high school, which shares the same campus, also was evacuated and students sent home. In addition, a nearby child care and community center was evacuated Monday, sheriff’s spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen said.
A police dog searched the campus but found nothing.
FBI agents of the Northwest Cyber Crimes Task Force in Seattle were in Darrington on Tuesday to determine who sent the messages, spokeswoman Robbie Burroughs said.
Classes were expected to be in session today. FBI agents and deputies will be on hand as a precaution, LaDouceur said.
This is the first time the district has received these types of threats, she said.
“The FBI is actively pursuing this, and it will not be dropped,” Jorgensen said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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