Berkley High School dismisses students after phoned-in bomb threat

Berkley High School, April 25, 2017. (WDIV)

BERKLEY, Mich. – Students at Berkley High School were sent home Tuesday morning after someone called the school and left a threatening message. 

A spokesperson for the Berkley School District said the students were dismissed as a precaution. The call was made from someone in New York who threatened there was a bomb at the school. 

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Michigan State Police and Berkley police are investigating. The threat is not deemed credible but police are sweeping the building to make sure. 

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