More bomb threats sent to 470 schools around Scotland

More bomb threats were emailed to 470 schools around Scotland this morning following similar hoxes last month.

Police are reassuring parents they are not credible threats and Glasgow City Council says schools have not been evacuated.

Schools have also been sent similar messages in Northern Ireland.

Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “Police have confirmed the latest school bomb emails sent to schools across the country have been confirmed as a hoax.

“Our education director has issued a comms to our families to reassure them of the actions that were followed as the safety of our pupils and staff remain our top priority.”

Other areas targeted include North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Highlands, the Borders, Dundee and Dumfries and Galloway.

Police Scotland is carrying out a full investigation with its fraud unit to get to the bottom of who sent the messages.

A spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, 11 November 2026 threatening messages were sent to a number of schools in Scotland and across and the UK.

"These messages were immediately assessed and are being treated as hoaxes.

"Our enquiries have established that there is nothing to suggest that they represent a credible threat or that there is any wider threat to the public.

"We understand how distressing messages of this nature can be for pupils, parents, carers and school staff, and the concern they can understandably cause.

"Our advice is that there is no requirement to evacuate schools or keep children away from education based solely on the content of the emails.

"They have been sent widely to distribution lists across the UK and Northern Ireland and our assessment remains that they do not represent a credible threat."

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