A California elementary school was evacuated last week in response to a bomb threat, days after the school was targeted online by rightwing extremists over a playdate event.
Chabot Elementary in Oakland received the threat over email before school started on Tuesday, forcing roughly 50 students and staff members to evacuate, authorities said. Police found no explosives after searching the school using dogs from the bomb detection team.
“The email had some racial undertones in it and we’re currently investigating that,” Lisa Ausmus, a captain with the Oakland police, told media. “We have asked the FBI and they’re going to come in and assist us with this investigation.”
