MIAMI COUNTY, Indiana — An Indiana school district was placed on a lockdown Friday morning after reports of a bomb threat at the jr/sr high school.
On Jan. 15, around 9 a.m., the Miami County, Indiana 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a bomb threat to Peru Jr/Sr High School, according to a spokesperson from Peru City Schools.
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When police officers arrived on scene, an organized evacuation of the budlings were performed. All other buildings in the school district were placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure.
Peru Police and Indiana State Police began an investigation.
Students at the Peru Jr/Sr High School were released from their secure location to their parents.
The school remained closed for the rest of the day.
All extra-curricular activities were canceled for the day, and the school has coordinated with parents for students to receive belongings that were left behind.
During a thorough search of the school, no threats or hazardous devices were located, according to a spokesperson with the Indiana State Police.
With further investigation, troopers determined the incident to be a swatting call.
The investigation revealed information that links those responsible for the swatting call to similar incidents across the county.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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