SAN ANTONIO — Law enforcement responded to another alleged threat at East Central High School on Wednesday morning that was later determined to be a hoax threat, according to Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
BCSO received a call for a bomb threat around 11 a.m. at the school as students were evacuated on campus. The school was also checked by K9 officers and at 11:48 a.m. was determined to be a hoax threat, according to their Facebook page.
The school district says once they received the bomb threat began their evacuation protocol. The district said all their students were safe and accounted for during the evacuation.
We spoke with a parent picking up their daughter, who says he is thankful everything is ok.
“I’m sure it’s just some kid out there playing games you know, this is not funny though. I know every parent out here doesn’t think it’s funny, and it scares us all just a little bit,” said Eric Cervantes.
Cervantes say he was having breakfast with his wife when he got the call from his daughter.
“There’s not really much to think about, you just want to get here, and hopefully everything is ok,” Cervantes said.
On Monday, East Central was targeted with a hoax call, where the caller said there was a shooting on campus. It took deputies less than an hour today to figure out today’s incident was another hoax.
“We kind of assumed everything was going to be ok, so it’s wasn’t really but at the same time you hate to be wrong about those things. I’m just really glad these guys seem to be on top of stuff. I don’t know why people think that’s funny to make threat like that, but I’m just glad they are threats and not the real deal," said Cervantes.
East Central HS will be resuming their normal school schedule, according to BCSO.
This is a developing story. Check back to KENS5.com for updates.
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