Bomb Threats Temporarily Close Roosevelt Middle School, JCC
Both the school and JCC reopened after being evacuated for close to 90 minutes, authorities said.
Bomb threats at both Roosevelt Middle School and the Jewish Community Center in West Orange forced the evacuation of both buildings Monday, police said. Both buildings reopened about 90 minutes later after they were deemed safe by the county bomb squad. At around 9:48 a.m., a call came in from an anonymous man, claiming to have planted a bomb in the school and the JCC, according to West Orange police Sgt. John Palardy. Police alerted officials in both buildings, who implemented their emergency protocol plans. Members, staff and approximately 240 children in the JCC preschool program were evacuated, according to the emergency plan. The children were escorted to the Jewish Community House, adjacent to the JCC, said a JCC staff member. …
