Classes at Xinmin Secondary School have resumed. Earlier this morning (Aug 13), students and staff of the school in Hougang were evacuated following a bomb threat.
In a message to parents and guardians, the school said it was alerted to the threat and immediately activated its evacuation procedures at 8.28am.
“The police conducted a thorough search of our premises, and no suspicious items were found,” it said, adding that all students and staff were accounted for.
The students have returned to their classrooms, and the regular timetable has resumed, the school said.
It is not known how the school received the bomb threat or how long the disruption lasted.
A parent of a Secondary 3 student, who declined to be named, said she received the message via the Parents Gateway app at around 10am.
Parents Gateway, developed by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and GovTech, gives parents and guardians access to school announcements.
The parent said she did not feel worried when she received the message, as the school had reassured parents that the evacuation and checks had been completed.
“It was a very serious matter for the school. They kept the students safe by evacuating them to the field quickly,” she said. THE STRAITS TIMES
