"No identified threats to schools"

Further investigation by Police into the origin of the calls received by a number of schools yesterday have established they had come from overseas.

In the last 24 hours, Police have continued to liaise with our international partners as the call trail lead Police to an overseas origin.

The safety of students, teachers and schools are our priority.

We understand the fear and concern that these types of events will cause, however we reiterate that we have not established any actual threat to the schools who received calls yesterday.

How a school responds to these calls is a matter for the schools management in conjunction with police.

Schools will respond according to their individual circumstances and the information available to them.

Police will continue to work with the schools and the Ministry of Education, where appropriate, to respond to these events.

ENDS

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