State and local investigators responded to a Tewksbury school Wednesday after a student received an anonymous message via a chat app. Officials later said no hazardous items were found at the school. Police said a Wynn Middle School student received an anonymous message Tuesday night via the chat app Lipsi saying “Surprise,” followed by “don’t go to school tomorrow,” Tewksbury police Chief Timothy Sheehan said. The student asked why and asked if the person planned to “shoot up” the school, police said. The student then shared the exchange on Snapchat, Sheehan said. Some parents learned of the post and emailed the school Tuesday night expressing concern that their children were nervous to go to class on Wednesday, Sheehan said. When school administrators saw the emails Wednesday morning, school buses were instructed to take middle school students to the high school instead so a full sweep could be made of the building, Sheehan said.Sheehan stressed the anonymous messenger never said anything about bombs or a shooting, and the suggestion of violence was made by the student in asking why he should no go to school.K-9 teams were brought in to search the school. Nothing was found, police said.

State and local investigators responded to a Tewksbury school Wednesday after a student received an anonymous message via a chat app.

Officials later said no hazardous items were found at the school.


Police said a Wynn Middle School student received an anonymous message Tuesday night via the chat app Lipsi saying “Surprise,” followed by “don’t go to school tomorrow,” Tewksbury police Chief Timothy Sheehan said.

The student asked why and asked if the person planned to “shoot up” the school, police said. The student then shared the exchange on Snapchat, Sheehan said.

Some parents learned of the post and emailed the school Tuesday night expressing concern that their children were nervous to go to class on Wednesday, Sheehan said.

When school administrators saw the emails Wednesday morning, school buses were instructed to take middle school students to the high school instead so a full sweep could be made of the building, Sheehan said.

Sheehan stressed the anonymous messenger never said anything about bombs or a shooting, and the suggestion of violence was made by the student in asking why he should no go to school.

K-9 teams were brought in to search the school. Nothing was found, police said.

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