| Monday, October 6, 2008 1:51 PM CDT |
Bomb threat ends homecoming dance at suburban high school
By Associated Press
PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- Police in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge say a bomb threat forced the evacuation of Maine South High School's homecoming dance.
After receiving word of the threat, police and fire officials were sent to the school Saturday evening.
Police said there were no immediate indications that the threat was legitimate, but students and staff were forced to evacuate for their safety. Authorities then began a sweep of the gymnasium and other areas of the school.
The dance was halted about 45 minutes after it started at 7 p.m. and did not resume.
Students evacuated from the gymnasium were sent to the school's football field, where their parents were called to pick them up.
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