Under new policy, Broward schools won’t automatically evacuate after bomb threats

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Public schools in Broward County are no longer being automatically evacuated if they receive bomb threats via phone, text or email, according to a new district policy.

The decision, laid out in a May 10 memo to sent to principals from the district’s head of safety and security, “came in regards to our constant evacuations of buildings during bomb threats,” Broward Superintendent Howard Hepburn said.

“We want to take a different approach,” he said.