8th-Grade Student In Custody After Bomb Reported At Clyde Boyd Middle School

A Sand Springs 8th Grader is in custody after police say he called 911 and made a bomb threat. All students at Clyde Boyd Middle School were evacuated while police cleared the school.

Police say they thankfully didn't find any bomb or explosive device in the school. They say they traced the phone number used to make the 911 call back to the student and arrested him. Police say they sent every officer on duty to Clyde Boyd Middle School after the reported bomb threat. 

"It's not just a prank. This goes beyond pranks and jokes. This is serious business because you are affecting all of the first responders who are coming here, all of the teachers, all of your fellow students are at a risk,” said Deputy Chief Todd Enzbrenner with Sand Springs Police.

The Tulsa Police bomb squad was called in to make sure the school was safe.

"I'm not real sure what exactly was said on the phone to our 911 center but it was enough for our dispatchers to think there was a threat to the school,” said Enzbrenner.

Sand Springs Public Schools Superintendent Sherry Durkee says this is the first time something like this has happened in her six years as superintendent. She says they have plans in place in case these things happen. 

"The most important thing at the end of the day is that the kids are safe. Obviously, education is important but we can't do that unless we have a safe campus,” said Durkee.

"Our police department in Sand Springs is great about wrapping their services around the city but also the schools to ensure that our kids are safe.

Enzbrenner says he hopes this sends a very clear message to all students that this isn't a game. He says this is a serious crime, with consequences.

"It is unnecessary. It doesn't need to happen. Kids may think it is funny, haha, we got all of this attention, but this young man that is directly involved, he is going to wish he didn't do it,” said Enzbrenner.

Police say they aren't sure yet what charges the student will face.