Elementary school evacuated in Springfield amid bomb threat investigation at city hall

SPRINGFIELD — An elementary school in Springfield was evacuated Thursday after police say it was listed in a bomb threat.

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Fulton Elementary School on S. Yellow Springs Street was evacuated Thursday morning “based on information received from the State Fire Marshal.”

“Fulton students were evacuated from their building to Springfield High School this morning. Students and staff are safe; however, the District is in the process of a controlled release to safely dismiss students to their parents,” a district spokesperson told News Center 7.

No other schools in the district have been evacuated at this time.

Fulton Elementary is less than two miles away from Springfield City Hall, where police are investigating a bomb threat that was received this morning. That threat prompted the city hall building to be evacuated.

Springfield police said someone emailed a bomb threat just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, sending the message to multiple agencies and media outlets, but didn’t say which ones.

“Due to the serious nature of this threat, all of the occupied buildings were evacuated,” Springfield Police Chief Allison Elliot said.

The evacuated buildings listed in the threat included city hall, Bureau of Motor Vehicles Springfield Driver’s Exam Station, Ohio License Bureau Southside, Springfield Academy of Excellence, and Fulton Elementary School.

All building were searched and cleared.

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