Bomb threat compels Claret School in QC to suspend classes

By ROSE-AN JESSICA DIOQUINO, GMA News

Published October 2, 2014 11:58am

School busses line the street next to the chapel as students continue to evacuate from Claret due to bomb threat pic.twitter.com/qsk75awQLB

— Audrey Domasian ? (@audreydomasian) October 2, 2014

(Updated 12:20 p.m.) Claret School of Quezon City on Thursday morning sent students home after the school received a bomb threat.

In a phone interview with GMA News Online, SPO4 Victor de Leon of the Quezon City Police District said they received information about the threat at around 9 a.m.

De Leon said no bombs were found in the campus, but confirmed classes were indeed suspended.

In his tweets to GMA News's YouScoop, student Christian Zakery Adrineda said the student moderator "made us evacuate immediately."

"May bomb squad car po na dumating, nasa loob po ng school ngayon and is now searching," he said at around 11 a.m.

Bomb squad present at Claret School of QC @YouScoop pic.twitter.com/fr2xIN2rky

— Audrey Domasian ? (@audreydomasian) October 2, 2014

Adrineda also tweeted a photo of students in the gym, where they are were made to stay and wait for their parents or guardians to pick them up.

JUST IN: Students wait in a nearby chapel as Claret School of Q.C. cancels classes following reports of a bomb threat pic.twitter.com/hZCUT2ne4A

— YouScoop (@YouScoop) October 2, 2014

A separate tweet from Aica Chanliongco, mother of two students, showed a text message sent by Claret School to parents:

@audreydomasian @chrstnzakery @gmanews i called my hubby when i got this text from claret pic.twitter.com/YtpzJMSFww

— deedars (@AicaChanliongco) October 2, 2014

GMA News Online will update the story with the latest developments evolve from Claret School.

School busses line the street next to the chapel as students continue to evacuate from Claret due to bomb threat pic.twitter.com/qsk75awQLB

— Audrey Domasian ? (@audreydomasian) October 2, 2014

One student said they were initially told it was a fire drill when they were asked to evacuate their classrooms.

Picked up my brother from Claret. He says students were told it was a fire drill at first, didn't know it was a bomb threat.

— Audrey Domasian ? (@audreydomasian) October 2, 2014

The 47-year-old private Catholic school, located in UP Village in Diliman, hosts pre-school, elementary, and secondary departments.

It accepts both male and female students for its pre-school department, while its grade school and high school units are exclusive for boys. – VS, GMA News

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