Police clear 6 D.C. schools that received bomb threats: "No hazardous material found"

Police investigated bomb threats at six schools in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday. They later said the schools were cleared and "no hazardous material" was found.

The schools were: Dunbar High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Ron Brown High School, KIPP DC College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter School and Seed Public Charter School, according to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. At least three of the schools — Dunbar, Roosevelt and Ron Brown — were evacuated.

This is the second day Dunbar dealt with a threat. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was rushed out of an event at the high school on Tuesday over a bomb threat. Students and teachers were evacuated before the school was rendered safe and students were allowed to re-enter.

People leave Dunbar High School on February 8, 2022, after Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was whisked out of an event by Secret Service agents following an apparent security concern. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

On Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department investigated additional threats made at H.D. Woodson High School, McKinley Tech High School, IDEA Public Charter School, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School and Cardozo Education Campus. 

Each school was later cleared with no hazardous material found, the department said

Police arrested two 16-year-olds from Washington D.C. in connection to the bomb threats made on Wednesday, officials announced Thursday. One teen was charged in connection with "multiple" threats, and the other was charged in connection with the threat at a single school.  

 

Police arrest and charge two 16-year-olds over "terroristic threats"

Two 16-year-olds from Washington D.C. have been charged over "terroristic threats" in connection to the multiple bomb threats made Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday. Officials will continue to investigate the incidents.

The department said it also investigated additional threats Thursday made at H.D. Woodson High School, McKinley Tech High School, IDEA Public Charter School, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School and the Cardozo Education Campus. 

Officials said each of the schools have been cleared with no hazardous material found. 

By Tori B. Powell
 

All threatened DC schools cleared by police

All six of the schools under bomb threats have been cleared, D.C. police said, adding that no hazardous material was found. 

The investigation into the threats is still ongoing, but police say they are not aware of any other schools that have received threats. 

By Zoe Christen Jones
 

Police confirm 6 schools received bomb threats

The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to CBS News that six D.C schools have been targeted with bomb threats.

Dunbar, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ron Brown high Schools, and KIPP DC College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter School and Seed Public Charter School are all currently under investigation by police.

Police told CBS News they are not aware of any additional schools that have received threats.

By Zoe Christen Jones
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