Amble school evacuated after report of malicious communication

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 16 Oct, 16:32 · Archive

Coquet Community School in Amble was evacuated on Friday morning after police received a report of malicious communications.

Coquet Community School in Amble was evacuated on Friday morning after Northumbria Police received a report of malicious communications relating to the school. The report came in shortly after 9am. School management decided to evacuate the building as a precaution, moving all pupils and staff to the old sports hall. Police, ambulance crews and hazardous area response teams attended the scene.

Headteacher James Andriot announced the school would close for the rest of the day. He said all pupils and staff were safe and well, but that a search of the building would take several hours, making it impossible to serve lunch to pupils on site. Pupils were collected from the old JCSC car park, and the school was working to arrange bus transport to the old site for an earlier pick-up.

Mobile phones collected from pupils during form time could not be returned immediately as the main site was off limits; these were to be returned on Monday. By the afternoon, police said the malicious communication was believed to be a hoax. Some parents described scenes of chaos at the collection point, with children upset and uncertainty about what was happening.

How it is being reported

• School evacuated over 'malicious communication'Coquet Community School thanks parents for their understanding as the site closes early.BBC Tyne And Wear · 16 Oct, 16:07
• Parents tell of 'chaos' after Amble school 'safety threat' as pupils evacuatedOne parent said "it was absolute chaos" when they went to pick up their child from Coquet Community School after receiving an email on FridayChronicleLive · 16 Oct, 15:16
• Everything we know on Amble school 'safety threat' as staff and pupils evacuatedCoquet Community School has been closed due to a potential safety threat at its new building with police and paramedics at the sceneChronicleLive · 16 Oct, 13:09
• Amble school evacuation LIVE: Updates as 'safety threat' sparks huge police responseNorthumbria Police and Coquet Community School have issued statements about the events this morningChronicleLive · 16 Oct, 11:18

In this story: Coquet Community School · Amble · Northumbria Police · James Andriot · Northumberland

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