Several Highland Schools Evacuated After Reports of Malicious Emails and Bomb Threats

Highland schools evacuated after malicious emails and bomb threat reports, Digi Mart USA News (Scotland, United Kingdom): Schools across the Highlands have been evacuated amid reports that “malicious emails” have been sent to several of them.

At the time of writing, Golspie High School, Nairn Academy, Culloden Academy, Inverness High School, Smithton Primary School in Inverness, the whole Tain 3-18 campus, Thurso High School, and Kiltearn Primary School in Evanton were among the schools understood to have been evacuated.

Some of the affected schools described the evacuation only as being due to an unspecified “incident,” while others referred to a “malicious email” or a “bomb threat.”

Ardersier Primary said in a message to parents posted on its social media that “some schools have received a malicious email.” It added: “We have been advised to evacuate. The whole school is making its way to the War Memorial Hall.

We will email parents and update you on Facebook.” It later added: “All children and staff are currently in the hall. Please collect your child at your earliest convenience.

Thank you.”

Parents at Inverness High School also reported receiving text messages reading: “IHS: There has been a potential bomb threat to the school so we are sending pupils home immediately.”

Culloden Academy sent messages to parents referring to an “external threat.” Its message said: “In common with most schools in the Highlands, we have received an external threat this morning which means we have enacted major incident procedures. In line with this all pupils will be taken to a safe place before being sent home as soon as possible.

I realise this email will worry you, but please be assured that these are purely precautionary measures.”

Elsewhere, other schools reported evacuations for unspecified reasons. In Evanton, parents of pupils at Kiltearn Primary School were sent text messages telling them to collect their children following an evacuation.

The message read: “Kiltearn Primary School: Evacuation. We have had to evacuate the building, all children and staff are safe in the Sports Hall.

Please could you come and collect children from the sports hall across from school.”

Highland Council and Police Scotland have both been approached for comment.