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School evacuated after bomb threat

About 200 students at Nelson Mandela High School in Mount Vernon were evacuated Wednesday after someone called in a bomb threat. Police say students were allowed back inside the building after every

News 12 Staff

Mar 11, 2009, 4:44 PM

Updated 5,848 days ago

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About 200 students at Nelson Mandela High School in Mount Vernon were evacuated Wednesday after someone called in a bomb threat.
Police say students were allowed back inside the building after every precaution was taken to ensure the bomb threat was a hoax.
"Already we have a lead where the phone call came from. We are investigating," says Mount Vernon Police Commissioner David Chong.