Casa Grande High School receives bomb threat, school day to continue

Casa Grande High School in Petaluma saw heightened police presence Friday after receiving an anonymous bomb threat Thursday night.

According to an email to parents sent out Thursday night by Petaluma City Schools Superintendent Matthew Harris, a bomb threat specific to Casa Grande High School was received at 9:43 p.m. No other school campus was mentioned or is involved in the threat.

In a ParentSquare post Friday morning, Harris said police swept the campus for anything “suspicious” on Thursday night and “have nothing to report.”

Petaluma police officers and an administrative team from the district were on campus to secure the school before kids arrive as police work to assess and investigate the threat, Harris said. Police remained on campus all day. The regular school day and school activities continued as planned.

Police and school officials were not immediately available for further comment.

Harris urged anyone who has information about the threat to call the Petaluma Police Department at 707-778-4372.

An investigation into the threat is ongoing.

Sara Edwards is the business reporter for The Press Democrat. You can reach her at 707-521-5487 or sara.edwards@pressdemocrat.com. Follow her on Twitter @sedwards380.