Earlier this morning the Cabarrus County School administrators made the decision to evacuate every high school in the county.
Officials have not yet released details about what the threat was, but they do not want to take any chances.
According to the Concord police department, they are coordinating the investigation alongside the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office;
CPD & CCSO jointly investigating threat to Cabarrus High Schools. Not a credible threat out of but abundance of caution schools are closing
— Concord PD (@ConcordNCPolice) November 9, 2017
This is a coordinated decision between law enforcement and school system. No further comment at this time. – Chief Gacek
— Concord PD (@ConcordNCPolice) November 9, 2017
So far, the following schools have been evacuated:
– Central Cabarrus High
– Concord High
– Cox Mill High
– Early College High
– Early College of Technology High
– Hickory Ridge High
– Jay M Robinson High
– Mount Pleasant High
– Northwest Cabarrus High
According to Fox 46, several students were told that there was a bomb threat;
Student at Jay M. Robinson High School says at first students were told was a bomb threat, taken to football stadium and then told school was closed for day. @ConcordNCPolice say there was a non-credible threat to @CabCoSchools all high schools closed out of abundance of caution pic.twitter.com/k8rlAWr3FI
— Robin Kanady (@RobinFox46) November 9, 2017
About a half-hour ago, a bomb-squad vehicle arrived at Hickory Ridge High School;
Another bomb squad vehicle has just arrived to Hickory Ridge High School. pic.twitter.com/x00aPNntfr
— Brian Christiansen (@BrianFox46) November 9, 2017
This is a developing story.
UPDATE: 11/9/2017 2:45pm
The city of Concord just sent out the following press release;
We will update this article as new information comes in.