CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Law enforcement has reviewed a threatening mass email sent to schools across the Commonwealth and concluded it was a hoax, Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Schools informed families Thursday morning.
The threatening email was sent “to many school divisions, colleges, and universities across Virginia, including Albemarle County. Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have reviewed this message and currently believe it to be a hoax. There is no indication that it targets any specific school or school division,” an email from ACPS Superintendent Matthew Haas said.
Albemarle County Police and Charlottesville Police will increase patrols in and around schools Thursday, but schools are open…