FIRST ALERT: Student charged with making terroristic threat at Goddard Jr. High

MIDLAND, TX (KOSA) – UPDATE: A student has been arrested with making a terroristic threat in connection with Wednesday’s bomb threat.

Midland ISD says that no bombs or devices were found on Goddard’s campus.

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Goddard Junior High School was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after Midland ISD Police received a tip about a possible bomb threat.

Students from Goddard were moved to Emerson Elementary as a precaution as a bomb squad sweeps the campus. Students have since been released.

According to MISD, the district’s police received the tip from Crime Stoppers, which involved a social media post referencing a bomb threat at the school. Authorities do not know at this time whether the threat is credible.

Midland police responded to the scene to help the district.

The school district says that parents of students at Goddard and Emerson were notified.

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