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Technical Notes 2026, Issue 154 - Email received by schools – Bomb Hoax

  • Report by:

    Ann Davie, Chief Executive

  • TN Number:

    154-26

  • Subject:

    Email received by schools – Bomb Hoax

  • Responsible Officer:

    Greg Bremner – Chief Education Officer, Gavin Haire - School Planning & Improvement Manager

  • Publication:

    This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared out with the Council.

  • On Monday 19 October 2026, prior to 9am, the majority of East Dunbartonshire Schools (and schools in other Scottish and Northern Irish Local Authority areas) received an email from a same source with regard to a bomb threat
  • As soon as we were aware of this, Education invoked their Civil Contingency procedures and liaised with the relevant authorities
  • Schools were contacted to advise of the situation and that we were liaising with Police Scotland
  • When Police Scotland confirmed it was a hoax, communication was emailed to parents/carers to advise of this
  • Further communication was sent to all parents / carers again on Tuesday 20 October to confirm it was a hoax and that the schools would be supporting pupils who were concerned regarding the threat
  • Schools followed their own procedures and processes with regards to this matter and these were carried out accordingly, with guidance from Police Scotland. This included a security sweep of buildings by the Head Teacher and Building Manage
  • No school within East Dunbartonshire was closed due to this hoax email notification.