Two Brooklyn high schools were evacuated Monday morning after receiving suspected bomb threats that were later unfounded, according to officials and sources.
The threats were leveled at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood and New Utrecht High School in Bensonhurst but no suspicious packages were found in the morning.
Edward R. Murrow High School was evacuated after a bomb threat was made via the NYC SAFE hotline. Google MapAn anonymous person called the NYC SAFE hotline and started making threatening remarks towards the two schools, cops confirmed to The Post.
Police couldn’t immediately confirm the nature of the threats but sources said they were bomb threats.
Both schools, which are located about three miles from each other, were evacuated.
The caller also made a bomb threat toward New Utrecht High School. Google MapsStudents at Murrow were left waiting outside in the freezing temperatures without their coats amid the rushed evacuations.
No suspicious packages were found during sweeps of the schools, a source said.
Teachers and students were allowed back in shortly after 9 a.m., according to cops at the scene.
“The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and the NYPD quickly investigated this threat and deemed it unfounded and the students returned to class,” Department of Education spokesman Nathaniel Styer said.
Additional reporting by Tina Moore, Kevin Sheehan and Selim Algar
