Student in custody after investigation into bomb threats at 2 Mass. schools, superintendent says

One student was taken into custody following an investigation into bomb threats that were made against two Massachusetts schools, officials said.

Methuen Public Schools Superintendent Brandi Kwong said Sunday in a letter to the Methuen Public Schools community that families, students, and staff had notified administrators of an image posted on a social media account making a bomb threat against Methuen High School on Monday.

The Methuen Police Department and Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council were then informed of the threat and a full sweep of the high school was conducted on Sunday night, according to Kwong.

In an announcement early Monday morning, Kwong said a high school student had been taken into custody in connection with the threat and that class would be in session as normal.

“We will have school today,” Kwong wrote in a statement. “The NEMLEC team completed a full sweep of MHS late evening/into the early morning and the building was cleared and deemed safe.”

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