Overview

• Over 830 schools across nine federal states received bomb threat emails between May 23 and 26.
• Interior Minister René Wilke labeled the threats “reprehensible acts” that have instilled fear in thousands of students and parents.
• Authorities determined the emails posed no concrete danger and suspect they were timed to disrupt ongoing high school graduation exams.
• Investigators are working to identify and charge the sender of the hoax emails.
• The wave of hoax threats has prompted renewed debate on ensuring school safety while avoiding disproportionate responses to digital alarms.