Elgin Academy evacuated after suspicious package reported

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 16:00 · Archive

Elgin Academy in Moray was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious envelope was reported to the school.

Elgin Academy was evacuated on Wednesday, 4 November after a suspicious envelope was reported to the school on Morriston Road in Moray. Emergency services were called to the scene at 11.05am, including police, firefighters and specialist resources from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Three fire appliances and other specialist equipment were mobilised to the area.

All pupils were sent home from the school as a precaution, with school transport arranged by Moray Council. The council and Police Scotland confirmed the evacuation followed emergency procedures. A message was sent to parents about the incident.

Moray Council thanked pupils and staff for their professionalism during the evacuation. Police Scotland stated the school was closed as a precaution and confirmed that emergency services remained in attendance. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing. This incident comes after hundreds of schools across Scotland received bomb threats in October, with several schools in Edinburgh, Fife and South Lanarkshire locked down on 18 October.

How it is being reported

• Scottish school evacuated as emergency services called to 'suspicious package'PUPILS at a high school in Moray have been evacuated, with the building forced to close after receiving reports of a “suspicious package”.The National · 4 Nov, 14:52
• Scots school evacuated after "suspicious package found"Children have been sent home after emergency services were called.Daily Record · 4 Nov, 14:48

In this story: Elgin Academy · Moray · Moray Council · Police Scotland · Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

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