By Own Correspondent| Gateway High School in Harare last night issued a bomb alert advising parents not tk bring their children this morning (Thursday).
An email from the school’s headmaster identified as Mr T Mashungu however told parents that the Bomb Disposal Unit had been alerted if the development and they would start working at 6 am.
The headmaster also advised parents not to bring their children to school indicating that candidates writing their Cambridge exams should come and wait by the shelter at the gate where they will be ushered in to a safe area in the school where their exam will be written.
Below is the full text of the email circulated to parents:
Dear Parents/Guardians
Good evening to you all. We received an email from an untraceble source that we are treating as a security threat as it is claiming that some explosive devices have been planted in our school. We have engaged the police, security forces and bomb disposal unit. The Police are already on campus to secure the campus for the night as i send out this communication and the Bomb disposal Unit will begin to scan the campus and buildings at 6am tomorrow morning. They have assured me that the campus will be safe by 8am tomorrow morning and they will continue to monitor the campus for the rest of the day. In fine with their recommendation i would like to request that parents DO NOT bring their children to school tomorrow morning. This a safety measure and will also allow the security forces to carry out their duties without any pressure. Candidates writing Cambridge exams are to come and wait by the shelter at the gate and will be ushered in to a safe area in the school where their exam will be written. Those writing in the afternoon will not affected. The form one consultation which was scheduled for the afternoon (3-6pm) will also not be affected and will happen in the hall as previously advertised. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this decision and hope that the security threat will be eradicated swiftly tomorrow morning. Thank you for your continued support. Mr T.Mashungu Headmaster