Minister of Education, Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has revealed that thus far, her ministry has received reports that over 55 schools were in receipt of direct bomb threats today.
However, as she addressed a rushed press conference at the Ministry’s head office after noon today, she assured that no students or staffers were injured in the mass evacuation, which took place shortly after the threats were issued via email around 8am.
She said all schools were not dismissed, only those who were directly threatened.
She also assured that the protocols were followed and safety checks were made by police and the fire service.
While she revealed that over 55 schools received direct threats, the ministry pointed out “that number is changing as we go along because, via email, a number of the threats came and were blocked by the spam.”
She said eight threats were received in Tobago with threats going directly to the police in schools in North East and Caroni districts. She said the 83 schools in the Caroni District and the 57 in the North Eastern District were dismissed and parents were asked to pick up their children.
She said the Ministry of Education’s IT department is working with the TTPS to determine the source of the threat.
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