Stephen Decatur High, Stephen Decatur Middle and Snow Hill High schools were disrupted Tuesday afternoon after computer-generated phone calls making bomb threats resumed for the first time since late January.
In a prepared statement, Superintendent Dr. Jerry Wilson said students had not been evacuated, as they had previously, but “secured in place.”
“It is important to note that any threat received is individually evaluated to ensure our schools respond in the safest, most effective manner under the circumstances,” Wilson wrote.
All three schools were cleared by law enforcement investigators about an hour later, according to time codes on school social media posts.
In January, an increasing number of robocall threats culminated in a districtwide evacuation of all schools and the board of education office in Newark. The call warned of explosives placed in each school and the administration offices. Schools were closed early that day.
In an apparent separate instance, a single threat made by an individual caller against Stephen Decatur High School resulted in the arrest of a juvenile. The minor has been charged with arson/threat and disturbing school activities or personnel and was remanded to the Lower Eastern Shore Children’s Center in Salisbury.     
State’s attorney Beau Oglesby said his office had not yet formed an opinion on whether or not to charge the juvenile as an adult, and the decision ultimately rests with the juvenile court.
“We are waiting on answers to questions centered on the services provided at the juvenile level and comparing that to what is offered at the adult level, and taking into account juvenile service’s opinion,” Oglesby said.
A decision is expected within 30 days, he said.