Bentley Elementary Cancels Classes After Bomb Threat; School Found Safe By Police

Canton Public Safety has found Bentley Elementary School to be all clear after investigating a bomb threat at the school Monday morning.

According to P-CEP Director of Community Relations Mary Holaly, a staff member found a threatening note in one of the school's bathrooms this morning that mentioned a bomb. Holaly said she does not know if the note was on a piece of paper or written on something in the bathroom.

The threat was found as students were arriving to school, Holaly said. The children were then taken out of the building and put onto buses to keep out of the drizzle while police searched the building with a K-9. Children were with their teachers on the buses.

Parents were given the option of picking up their students during that time, and approximately 400 were picked up and taken home.

Although the threat was found to be negative, the school day was then canceled since there were only approximately 100 children left at the school, Holaly said.

"All the kids did great. It was a very calm scene. There was no panic or chaos," Holaly said.

The school is watching the remaining 100 children for the day, or parents can still come pick them up.