Updated at 10:18 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Police are at Olympic Elementary School in Chehalis to “keep an eye on things” this morning after a threat was received yesterday by phone.
Officers were contacted about 2:20 p.m. yesterday regarding a phone call received at the school on the 2000 block of Southwest Salsbury Avenue. Olympic teaches fourth and fifth graders.
After the students finished going home for the day, officers searched the building and found nothing suspicious, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
Department spokesperson Linda Bailey described it as a very vague threat.
“Something about an attack, vague as to the date, time and location,” Bailey said.
Officers are investigating the source of the call, she said.
The school contacted parents yesterday to inform them, and let them know if they chose to keep their children home today, it would be fine.
Chehalis School District Superintendent Ed Rothlin said this morning no extra curricular activities have been cancelled.
School officials used their “robo-dial” system yesterday to inform parents in the entire district of what they knew, he said. They plan to follow up today with another message for families, he said.
Rothlin said they had a police presence at all their schools this morning, and he expected officers would probably remain at Olympic most of the day.
The plan is to continue with police making random visits to the schools until the end of the week, and next week is spring break, Rothlin said.
what is happening to this world and how are we supposed to protect our kids when there are freaks making threats at schools this makes me very angry I just don’t know what to do about it either keep kids home or let them go to school?