At 8:45 p.m. last night, an email was sent by to district staff, students, and families regarding a bomb threat to Edina High School. According to the email, the threat was made to the Edina Police Department and was “vague, threatening that the school will ‘blow up.’”

The Edina Police Department deemed the threat not credible and stated that the school will remain open. The email also encouraged parents not to pull their students from school due to the threat by adding, “we look forward to seeing all students and staff in our schools on Tuesday.”

“[The police] swept the school and deemed it safe,” said EHS Assistant Principal Jenny Johnson. “There’s not much a story due to how the police and Edina Public Schools administration handled it.”

Many students had not seen the email and had no knowledge about the threat or had only heard about it from rumors and hearsay.

Some students showed faith in the administration to aptly handle the situation. “I trust the police and the search they made,” said senior Taylor Williamson, while sophomore Brian Astbury said, “I think this problem should be in the hands of the staff… The staff know better than us what’s safe.”

Some also drew connections to a similar violent threat made in 2012. “After the shooting threat two years ago, it’s surprising that someone would threaten the school,” said senior Sara Donlin.

“It’s the second time its happened… not exactly surprised,” said senior Sanjana Ketchum.

Similarly, senior Tatiana Moreno, who has gone through three separate threats of school violence, one at a different school, said that she felt that people were becoming desensitized to the fear that the threats were trying to create.