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The last day of school usually coincides with joyous celebrations for the start of summer ice cream, popsicles, bare arms, splashing in the lake but at Central Elementary the day was shrouded in a somber cloud.
Police: Caller threatened to blow up Bemidji Area Schools
The threats have not been substantiated.
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Bemidji police are investigating what it is calling an unsubstantiated threat to blow up schools in Bemidji.
According to Bemidji Police Department, someone in Ramsey County called the Beltrami County Dispatch Center around 7 a.m. Tuesday and said they were going to blow up Bemidji Area Schools and that they got bombs already set up in every Bemidji Area Public School available.
The caller hung up, prompting Bemidji police, the Beltrami County Sheriff s Office, Minnesota State Patrol and the Minnesota Fusion Center to investigate who made the call – it was traced to Ramsey County – and if the threat was legitimate.
Bemidji school board to move forward with closure of Central Elementary, Paul Bunyan Center, Community Education building
The Bemidji Area School Board will proceed with plans to shutter Central Elementary, the Paul Bunyan Center and the Community Education building as a cost-saving measure for the district. 10:15 pm, Feb. 22, 2021 ×
Central Elementary School as seen from Beltrami Avenue on Feb. 23. The Bemidji Area School Board voted to proceed with plans to shutter Central Elementary, the Paul Bunyan Center and the Community Education building as a cost-saving measure for the district during a meeting Monday night. (Hannah Olson / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI The Bemidji Area School s Board of Education has voted to proceed with plans to shutter Central Elementary, the Paul Bunyan Center and the Community Education building as a cost-saving measure for the district.