UPDATE: Junior charged for bomb threat at Dover High School

Police in Dover say they have a 16-year-old student in custody, after a bomb threat at a local high school.

Dover Police say Officers responded to Dover High School, after reports that a student had made a threat of a bomb, at the school. Police say that student, who is apparently a junior at the school, is in custody at this time.

According to the report, the student made a threat to blow up the school with a bomb, via text message to another student. The student that received the message, reportedly notified school personnel. The School Resource Officer then was apparently able to locate the 16-year-old boy, and take him into custody.

According to the Capital Police Facebook page, students were evacuated at the time of the incident, and later dismissed from school, at 12:30 PM. Officers responded to the school as a reported precautionary measure, and to ensure that there was no threat to the safety of the students and staff. Dover Police, Delaware State Police, and Capitol Police reportedly searched the building for several hours.

The school was reportedly cleared of any dangers later in the afternoon, and classes are expected to resume as scheduled on Thursday.

The 16-year-old was charged with terroristic threatening, but information on his bond, was not immediately available.

All evening activities at the school are cancelled. Officials say boys and girls lacrosse, and boys and girls tennis will be rescheduled.