Stillwater Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat

Westwood Elementary School in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was evacuated Wednesday morning after a woman showed up at the school and made threatening comments. 

According to Stillwater Superintendent, the woman, who has not been identified, does not have children at this school. Stillwater police held a news conference and said the woman is of Middle Eastern descent. She reportedly showed up at the school and said she was there to, "Take the kids to heaven." The school was immediately evacuated.

Police said the woman was carrying a purse with wire hanging out. She did not have a weapon. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol bomb squad responded to the scene and examined the purse. They did not find anything suspicious in the purse. 

All students are safe. They were evacuated to the Career Tech building at 7th and Walnut. Parents are asked to pick up their children with proper ID. In addition, everyone living within one block of Westwood Elementary were asked to go to Career Tech to allow police to complete safety procedures around the school. They are being allowed to go back home. 

During the news conference, police also said that the woman had been having mental health concerns recently. She was taken into protective custody for a mental health evaluation.

The investigating is ongoing into this incident.

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