Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home

Bomb threat at school: Police evacuate north London secondary and send pupils home after staff raised alarm

  • Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital today
  • Video clip from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside
  • The students were then lined up on nearby Clissold Park before being sent home

Staff and students have today been evacuated from a London school after teachers reported 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 pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside the main building.

Staff and students have today been evacuated from a London school after teachers reported a bomb threat

Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital on Thursday afternoon

Police rushed to Stoke Newington School in the north east of the capital on Thursday afternoon

Video footage from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside the main building

Video footage from the scene shows pupils filing past two squad cars parked outside the main building

The students were then lined up on nearby Clissold Park before being sent home 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.’

The students were then lined up on a park near the school before being sent home as officers swooped on the site

The students were then lined up on a park near the school before being sent home 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'

Hackney Police said: ‘At 11:55hrs on Thursday, 10 December, police were contacted by staff at a school in Clissold Road, Stoke Newington #Hackney’

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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