High school evacuated after bomb hoax call
Sunnybank State High School was evacuated following a bomb hoax call made shortly before 9:30 AM. Police arrived quickly and conducted sweeps of the school, determining there was no threat. Classes resumed shortly after the situation was resolved, and parents were notified.
- ▪A bomb threat was reported at Sunnybank State High School on Thursday morning.
- ▪Police responded within minutes and evacuated students as a precaution.
- ▪The threat was deemed a hoax, and classes resumed shortly after police operations concluded.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Bomb squad called as Melbourne's Avalon Airport evacuated — ABC News (Australia)
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