Police determined the threats toward Wheaton North High School and North Shore Country Day School were false after responding Monday morning.
A caller’s false threat to “kill everyone” at Wheaton North High School led to a large police response at the school Monday morning as officers responded to a similar threat at Winnetka’s North Shore Country Day School.
An individual called 911 around 9:30 a.m. and told dispatchers he or she was armed with a firearm and explosives, Wheaton police said. The caller claimed to be walking into the high school “with the intent to kill everyone,” police said.Wheaton police and other law enforcement agencies immediately responded to the school, where classes were not in session Monday because of the Presidents Day holiday. Officers found no apparent threats as they searched the campus, police said.
Police initially asked residents within two blocks of the high school to “shelter in place,” but had lifted the request by 10:45 a.m. Staff and students at the school were evacuated from the school building.The ominous call and subsequent school evacuation come as “emotions are high,” District 200 Superintendent Jeff Schuler and Wheaton Police Chief Bill Murphy said in a joint statement Monday, apparently referencing recent mass shootings.
“District 200, our law enforcement, and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office take all threats to schools very seriously, and oftentimes, criminal charges are made when appropriate. This type of false threat will not be tolerated in our community,” the officials said.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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