Full Notification

On April 24, 2024, at 0839 HRS, Simi Valley Police Communications received a phone call from an unknown caller indicating there was a bomb at Simi Valley High School. Immediately, multiple Officers were dispatched to the school and began a containment of the campus and surrounding area.

During this incident, the Simi Valley Police Department received assistance from multiple agencies. Two Beverly Hills Police K9 officers responded along with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department rapid response Bomb Squad, the Ventura County Fire Department, along with their Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS), and AMR with ambulances and their mass casualty truck. The Simi Valley Police Department would like to thank these supporting agencies for their help in this critical event.

Officers and K9 Officers thoroughly searched the school campus over several hours. No evidence of a bomb was found. Simi Valley Police Detectives are actively investigating this crime. The police department will provide updated information as the investigation uncovers additional information.

For other details regarding this emergency, please refer to the Simi Valley Unified School District’s press release listed within the text below:
 

Dear Simi Valley Schools Community:

Earlier today, Simi Valley High School was put under lockdown due to a bomb threat made to the school. The Simi Valley Police Department responded immediately and deployed officers and K9 units to search the entire campus. Students and staff were calmly evacuated to the high school’s stadium while SVPD searched every building and outside area of the campus. Nothing was found, and after several hours, the school was pronounced clear and safe. Students returned to their classrooms and the school day resumed as normal.

During this time, we sent regular messages to the SVHS community advising families of all updates. All staff and students were safe during the entire incident. If you are a parent or guardian, please make sure that your child’s Aeries account is checked and updated every new school year to ensure that you receive the emergency messages. It is vitally important that your child’s medical information is also updated each year, and that those people who have your permission to pick up your child from school are entered into Aeries.

The SVPD will continue to investigate the source of the threat. Please remind your children that all threats made to our schools, staff or students are taken seriously.

We want to thank our community and especially our SVPD for their prompt and thorough attention to this incident. We want to remind our community that we post updates to our district’s Facebook page as soon as we send the messages to our school community. Our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/SimiValleySchools/, is the most accurate source of information during an emergency for the community at-large.