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EAST LIVERPOOL -- The East Liverpool school district received a bomb threat over the weekend, but it was found to be not credible.
East Liverpool Police Chief John Lane said based on his law enforcement experience he saw no threats to students. Residents were made aware of the bomb threat after the school district posted a notice on social media stating the district was one of several across the nation to receive and email bomb threat "claiming to be a Russian terrorist organization as a retaliation for the United States' support for Ukraine."
According to the post, the district administration reported the incident to the East Liverpool and Liverpool Township police departments, as well as the Department of Homeland Security and FBI.
According to Ohio Attorney General David Yost, the Ohio Homeland Security, Terrorism Analysis Unit and the Statewide Terrorism and Center, the emails appear to be part of a swatting campaign with no credible threat detected.
None of these nationwide threats were authenticated, but officers took "multiple precautions to ensure our number one priority is the safety of our staff and our students," the post stated.
All school buildings operated as normal Monday.
According to Lane, the FBI found out the threat was a hoax that was sent out to many school districts in Texas last week before being sent out to districts in Ohio.
Lane said he received an email stating it was a hoax that started last week and he believes the whole state of Ohio received the email, with it likely to be sent on to other states.
"There is no threat," Lane said. "It was just a blanket email that got sent out to everybody.
East Liverpool City Schools Superintendent Jonathan Ludwig was visiting the different school buildings in the district Monday and was unavailable for additional comments.