BOMB CALL PROCEDURES
3.18
Procedure shall be implemented in the event a call or notice is received to the
effect that a bomb has been placed in or upon a school building.
On receipt of a bomb call the following shall be adhered to:
1. The person who received the call should try to remember everything the caller
said: if male or female, age of caller, etc. This information should be given to the
person in charge of the building.
2. All students and personnel shall be evacuated in accordance with fire drill
evacuation procedure. Both police and fire departments shall be notified and their
response should be in accordance with pre-defined responsibilities.
3. A search of the facility threatened shall be conducted by all personnel
pre-designated to do so. Control of the overall search shall be conducted from one
central command post by the principal or his designee.
4. Subsequent re-entry shall be at the discretion of the person in control of the
premises and only after a thorough evaluation of all the information available
relative to that particular bomb call.
5. Circumstances will dictate whether any strange or foreign objects should be
removed immediately or left for removal by a qualified person.
6. Investigation of such incidents is usually made by the local police
department.
N.B. A bomb hoax is a felony punishable by imprisonment of up to twenty years in
state prison (Chapter 269, Section 14 Massachusetts General Laws).