Algona, Iowa (RI) – Activities went on as normal Friday evening after classes in the Algona Community School District were canceled Friday morning by a bomb threat. Administrators learned of the threat around 7 am and immediately contacted local law enforcement. Superintendent Joe Carter addressed the situation around 9 am.
The Algona Police Department says a search was conducted by an officer and dog trained to detect explosive devices. The threat is believed to be automated and directed towards multiple school districts that begin with the letter “A”. Algona Police Chief Bo Miller says that anytime a threat is made, law enforcement takes it seriously.
Chief Miller says they are working with the Iowa DCI and the FBI to investigate the source of the threat. Superintendent Carter says they tried to alert parents to the situation as quickly as they could through social media and the district’s smartphone app.
A similar threat was received Friday morning by the Alburnet schools in east-central Iowa’s Linn County.
