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A college has been pressured to evacuate pupils for the second time in 4 days after receiving an ‘similar’ e mail a couple of hoax bomb menace.
The Oaks Park Excessive College in Carshalton, south London, knowledgeable dad and mom at 8.19am that police had requested academics to urgently evacuate pupils onto the enjoying fields.
It comes after the identical college had the very same incident on Friday – the day after pupils had taken half in a observe drill on what to do in case of a threats like these.
In textual content messages despatched to oldsters, seen by MailOnline, the college mentioned: ‘The police have requested us to evacuate the college this morning after receiving an similar menace as on Friday on the similar time.’
One mom who has a 13-year-old boy on the college described the most recent ordeal as ‘terrifying’.
Mother and father had been despatched the messages above by the college which mentioned that they had acquired an ‘similar’ menace to the one on Friday
Police cordoned off Oaks Park Excessive College after receiving a hoax bomb menace e mail final Friday
She advised MailOnline: ‘Every thing goes by means of your head… You do not know if it is actual or not. Something that would occur. Think about in the event that they mentioned to the pupils which you could go in and one thing occurs.
‘I might quite acquire my child from college however you simply must belief the police have carried out their job.’
In a second message despatched at 9.14am – nearly an hour after the evacuation – dad and mom had been advised: ‘The police have given clearance for the college to reopen. All college students are actually returning to lecture rooms for registration. We’ll replace you once more this morning.’
On Friday, officers rushed to the college and carried out a search of the premises.
A mom who has a 12-year-old daughter on the college revealed to MailOnline that the primary incident got here after the college had a observe drill 24 hours prior.
Talking in regards to the drill, the mother or father mentioned: ‘An alarm went off and the children needed to get below tables and be nonetheless. Then this occurs as we speak which is weird.’
College students had been spoken to and reassured earlier than they had been despatched residence, an e mail to oldsters seen by MailOnline revealed final week.
Police have since mentioned Friday’s incident is being handled as malicious communications and so they haven’t any wider issues.
The mom, who wished to stay nameless, mentioned dad and mom and guardians acquired a textual content from the college at 8.44am on Friday to say there had been an incident, the college had been evacuated, police had been on web site, and that oldsters could be up to date.
The textual content reassured dad and mom that pupils had been secure with workers.
‘Then we obtained one other textual content saying police had been advising the college shouldn’t be open so the scholars could be dismissed,’ she mentioned.
‘The messages had been fairly imprecise so a number of dad and mom had been panicking.’
The Oaks Park Excessive College in Carshalton needed to be evacuated for the second time in 4 days as we speak
Youngsters had been collected final Friday morning by dad and mom who had been advised by academics to ‘transfer away from the college rapidly’.
The mom added: ‘There have been a couple of youngsters who had been upset however the majority of them simply walked out confused.’
She mentioned the college handled the incident effectively and had obtained kids away from the college constructing to a discipline.
An e mail from college informing dad and mom it was a hoax bomb menace was then despatched at 11.50am on Friday.
The e-mail mentioned: ‘Pricey Mother or father/Carer. I’m writing to replace you relating to an incident at college as we speak.
‘Early this morning, the college acquired a hoax bomb menace. We acted instantly and contacted the police who suggested we evacuate workers and college students from the college constructing.
‘The police arrived promptly and carried out a search of the college premises. At this level in addition they suggested that college students must be despatched residence.
‘We adopted police steering together with our personal protocols and dismissed college students in tutor teams, so that they could possibly be spoken to – and reassured – earlier than they left the college web site.
‘We’re extraordinarily pleased with the way in which our college students responded as we speak, with maturity and quietness.’
A Met Police spokesperson mentioned: ‘Security cordons had been established as a precaution following receipt of a bomb menace at a college on Damson Approach, Carshalton at 08:02hrs on Friday 17 November.
‘The constructing was evacuated while a search was carried out. Nothing was discovered and the incident is being handled as malicious communications.
‘Officers would not have wider security issues. There have been no arrests.’
MailOnline has contacted the Met Police and the college in regards to the newest hoax menace.
Oaks Park Excessive College is a combined complete college for college kids aged 11 to 19.
The college web site says: ‘Our objective is to assist younger folks develop the talents, data and {qualifications} they should change into adults we might be pleased with.
‘Our workers are absolutely dedicated to college students’ wellbeing, achievement and progress in all areas.’
