Ransom Middle School Students Kept Off Campus Following Unspecified Threat

Escambia County Public Schools kept students away from Ransom Middle School on Tuesday morning after receiving an unspecified threat, according to Cody Strother, the district's communications coordinator.

Law enforcement responded to investigate the threat while students and arriving parents were temporarily rerouted to nearby Kingsfield Elementary School. Strother did not provide details about the nature of the threat or whether it was determined to be credible.

The school district's swift response follows standard safety protocols for handling such incidents. No information was immediately available about when students would be allowed to return to campus or the outcome of the law enforcement investigation.