SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Venice High School and Booker Middle School are being evacuated due to a suspicious phone call involving a bomb threat.
The Sarasota County Schools Police Department (SCSPD) said they determined the phone call was a hoax and part of a larger statewide "swatting" that is impacting many other schools today.
Law enforcement officials say out of caution both schools will remain on a limited lockdown with additional law enforcement on campus.
Both Venice High School and Booker Middle School have been given the all-clear and students can return to class.
Both schools have received the all clear and students are returning to class. 5/17 11:19 AM https://t.co/N784Cg0y8W
— Sarasota Schools (@sarasotaschools) May 17, 2023
