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Bomb Threats Prompt Cancellations at Canyon View and Verrado High Schools After Searches Find No Devices

Families were told to check Remind for updates during the police investigation into similar threats districtwide.

Overview

  • Buckeye Police say a voicemail left on a Canyon View staff phone referenced bombs on campus near Perryville and Bethany Home roads.
  • Students and staff at Canyon View were evacuated to the football field around 8 a.m., and officers later cleared the campus with no threat located.
  • Verrado High School received a similar threat, its campus was searched and cleared, and classes at both high schools were canceled for the day.
  • Officials said Festival Foothills Elementary as well as Verrado Elementary and Middle schools also received similar threats.
  • Police said they believe the threats are a hoax, the investigation remains active, and parents were directed to school messages on Remind for updates.