Police investigate as Glasgow schools targeted by 'hoax' school bomb threats

Schools in Glasgow have been targetted by a hoax school bomb email. The council confirmed that they threats were being treated by a hox by police.

It is not known which schools in Glasgow received the threats.

A council spokeswoman said: “Police have confirmed the latest school bomb emails sent to schools across the country have been confirmed as a hoax .

“Our education director has issued a comms to our families to reassure them of the actions that were followed as the safety of our pupils and staff remain our top priority.”

In the communication issued to parents and carers, Executive Director of Education at Glasgow City Council, John McGhee, said: “You may be aware of media reports this morning about a threatening email about a device in schools that has been sent to schools across the country – our police colleagues have confirmed this is a hoax and that schools should not be evacuated.”

On Wednesday threatening messages were sent to a number of schools in Scotland and across and the UK, with pupils evacuated from a number of schools in Edinburgh and Fife-amongst other areas.

Police Scotland said that after the messages were assessed they are being treated as hoaxes. “Our enquiries have established that there is nothing to suggest that they represent a credible threat or that there is any wider threat to the public,” a spokesperson said.

A spokesperson continued: “We understand how distressing messages of this nature can be for pupils, parents, carers and school staff, and the concern they can understandably cause.

“Our advice is that there is no requirement to evacuate schools or keep children away from education based solely on the content of the emails. They have been sent widely to distribution lists across the UK and Northern Ireland and our assessment remains that they do not represent a credible threat.

“Police Scotland’s Cyber and Fraud Unit is carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the source of the messages, and officers continue to liaise with law enforcement partners across the UK and internationally.”