Dear Parents,

I wanted to write to thank you all so  much for your amazingly calm and considered behaviour this week following some scares on social media about bomb threats in schools – which were false.

 

Unfortunately, someone has been putting out untrue , hoax information, which has been shared really irresponsibly on social media, and put a lot of people into a state of unnecessary panic.

 

We sent out a text message to reassure parents as soon as we heard that rumours were circulating. Thankfully , Kinglsey parents behaved rationally and calmly and there was very little disturbance here. As you know we keep in regular communication with the police whenever there is any concern, and we regularly practice lockdown and other safety drills here. Should there ever be any concern we will communicate with you speedily ourselves and not rely on facebook or other platforms to spread the word!

 

I have a message below from Merseyside Police that I wanted to share.

 

UPDATE: REPORT OF MALICIOUS COMMUNICATIONS AT SCHOOLS

Superintendent Karl Baldwin said: “We are aware of the concern that was caused yesterday, following emails containing malicious communications being received by multiple schools.

“We are continuing to investigate to identify the person, or persons, responsible. We urge everyone not to share information that you do not know to be true. The matter is being treated as a hoax.

“I would like to extend my thanks to our schools, and partners, for their support yesterday, and the calmness with which the matter was dealt with.

 

“There have been no additional reports received by Merseyside Police and schools are open as usual today. You may see a heightened police presence in and around school areas. This is purely to provide support and reassurance and is in no way an indication that we consider there to be any real-world threat to any school.

 

“If you have any further concerns or require additional support or advice, please stop and speak to any police officer or contact us via our online reporting tool”. 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Mrs A. Whittaker, Head Teacher.