Morgan City High School was evacuated Wednesday morning after administration found a threatening note in a restroom. Authorities searched the school and found nothing hazardous, so students were able to return to class. (The Daily Review/Bill Decker)
Breanne Daigle
(Updated) MCHS student arrested after bomb threat note found
A Morgan City High School student has been charged with criminal mischief after police responded to a possible bomb threat Wednesday morning at the high school. Authorities evacuated and searched the school later determining that the campus was safe. Students then returned to class, a police news release said.
High school administrators notified police Wednesday morning of a possible bomb threat. Police along with emergency personnel arrived on scene and as a precaution evacuated the building. After determining that the campus was safe, students were allowed back into the school and resumed their normal school activities, police said.
During the subsequent investigate detectives learned and identified that a student had produced the note, the release said.
The student, Breanne Daigle, 17, was charged with criminal mischief. Daigle was booked into the Morgan City Police Department jail and released after posting bail.
The threatening note had been found in a restroom at the school, St. Mary Parish Schools Superintendent Leonard Armato said.