Staff Report

WARSAW — Several Kosciusko County school officials said to their knowledge county schools were not targeted in a bomb threat that went out to multiple Indiana schools on Thursday night, April 13.

Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert and Wawasee Community School Corp. Superintendent Dr. Stephen Troyer both told InkFreeNews Friday, April 14, they believe no county schools were part of the threat.

Troyer did note both Fairfield Community Schools and Middlebury Community Schools in Elkhart County were threatened.

Both of those schools issued statements on social media, with them opting to have e-learning days Friday and noting they were working with police to monitor the threat.

Indiana State Police said in a release Friday that no bombs had been located in schools thus far.

The full ISP release stated the following:

“Early this morning, the Indiana State Police was made aware of an email message sent to several dozen Indiana schools threatening the use of explosive devices that had allegedly been planted on various school campuses. We immediately allocated all intelligence resources to investigate the validity of the threat, to include communication with the Department of Education, our local, county, and federal law enforcement partners. At this time no suspicious or explosive devices have been found in any of our schools. The investigation into the origin of this threat is ongoing.”

“Out of an abundance of caution, troopers throughout the state have been in communication with their local schools to offer assistance and resources. School corporations are working with their local law enforcement to make the best decision about their operations today.”

“’The safety of our children will always be a top priority, and the Indiana State Police will continue to offer any and all resources we have to schools to ensure safety for our students,'” said ISP Superintendent Doug Carter in the release.