The Innes Community Learning Center, situated on the east side of Akron, experienced a forcible disruption over the past weekend, resulting in immediate closure this morning. Vandals broke windows, damaged school property, including computers and other equipment, and sprayed graffiti, as WZAK Cleveland reported. The damage spanned several classrooms and prompted cleanup efforts by maintenance crews while investigators collected evidence.
More troubling, however, was the bomb threat left scrawled on a whiteboard within the school. FOX8 detailed the threats that led to the Innes CLC evacuation and the students' redirection to the Garfield Community Learning Center. As buses were already en route when the threat was discovered, students were supervised at Garfield's auditorium.
Authorities thoroughly inspected the compromised school grounds regarding the concerning threat. Akron Public Schools released a statement, later in the day, announcing that, despite initial alarm, no explosive devices or active threats were found on the premises. Law enforcement declared the building safe, as reported by WKYC.
Despite the building's secure status, school officials have resolved to keep the Innes CLC closed tomorrow. The additional day will afford facility teams the necessary time for clean-up. It will allow teachers to restore their classrooms - an effort to return to some semblance of normalcy after disruptive incidents. In a bid to keep parents informed, Innes families were promptly notified to collect their students from Garfield CLC once the threat was neutralized.
