An unsettling alert was issued for several Englewood schools on Monday morning after an anonymous tip claimed an explosive device was hidden within a campus building shared by Englewood High School, Englewood Middle School, and the Englewood Leadership Academy. The undisclosed threat prompted school officials to transition students to a secure location at another district school, as per Englewood Police, who received the tip involving the campus on the 3800 block of South Logan Street, according to 9NEWS.

Upon receiving the threat, Englewood authorities were swift in their response deploying several K-9 officers to the scene to assist in a comprehensive sweep of the premises, and even though the act of transferring students to another school location was conducted smoothly, with no immediate danger presenting itself during the transit the situation surely introduced a pause into the regular flow of an academic morning, as detailed by Colorado Community Media.

A thorough investigative effort culminated around 10 a.m. when police declared all three schools clear, discovering no suspicious items on the premises. Despite the relieving outcome, the Englewood Police Department maintains its commitment to investigate the origin of the threat thoroughly. This latest incident falls against a backdrop of escalating school threats in Colorado, as a Greeley high school closed due to a potential threat, and the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office took note of a social media post listing schools from Colorado to Texas as potential targets, as noted by KDVR.