Authorities evacuated students and staff from Horace Mann Middle School and the adjacent Dr. Marvin Dunn Academy in El Portal today after a bomb threat was reported. According to WSVN, the schools were cleared as a precautionary measure following the threat directed at Horace Mann Middle School at 8950 Northwest 2nd Avenue. The police and emergency response teams swiftly acted to ensure the safety of all involved, with students observed lined up outside the schools as they waited for the situation to be resolved.
The evacuation order for Horace Mann Middle School was initially lifted, allowing students to quickly re-enter the building. However, they were promptly asked to leave again, likely because an area of the school had not been thoroughly cleared yet. Despite the disruption, authorities seemed to firmly have the situation under control. A large police presence was observed as officers investigated, underlined by the aerial view from 7Skyforce, which hovered above the scene capturing the orderly evacuation.
In a later development, Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed that the threat was determined to be a hoax, as reported by CBS News Miami. The school district had received the threat over the phone, prompting the precautionary evacuation. After a thorough investigation, the students and staff were allowed back into their schools, and the academic day resumed normalcy.
