Last week, Dripping Springs ISD received and responded to a bomb threat at its Sycamore Springs Elementary School campus.
The threat, discovered by a student on Wednesday, Nov. 30, had been written on a bathroom stall. Upon discovery, the entire building was evacuated, and first responders performed a thorough sweep of the campus to ensure there was no bomb. Sycamore Springs Middle School shares a connected campus with Sycamore Springs Elementary and was also evacuated.
Students and staff were evacuated for approximately an hour and forty minutes while law enforcement checked the building, according to DSISD. Students and staff were held at the Sycamore Springs football field.
According to a statement released by the district the same day, “The responsible party has come forward and confessed to making the false claim. Based on this confession, there was never any real threat to students or staff.” DSISD will not be releasing the name of the individual.
“DSISD is grateful for the quick response by our campus staff and for the work and support of first responders to ensure the campus was safe,” the statement continued. “Both campuses will resume their regular schedules tomorrow.”
DSISD hired former law enforcement professional Sirenna Cumberland as the district’s new Director of Safety in late July, a position created in response to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Cumberland provides strategic direction and leadership for DSISD’s safety and security programs, including training, monitoring and managing district-wide safety and security protocols. For more information about safety and security in DSISD, visit dsisdtx.us/domain/900.
