East Adelaide School bomb threat: Students are advised to remain at home after menacing email sent to St Peters campus

An urgent investigation is underway after disturbing email threats about pipe bombs were sent to 16 schools and at least one healthcare facility across Adelaide.

East Adelaide School urged parents to keep students at home on Tuesday after the school was evacuated over a bomb threat.

Dozens of students who were already at school in St Peters were evacuated from the site as the campus was placed into lockdown.

It’s understood it was among many schools and healthcare facilities across Adelaide that received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, sparking alarm from concerned parents across the city. 

East Adelaide School principal Vicki Stravinski said that the education department had advised all families to keep their children at home as police investigated.

She was told by authorities that 15 other schools received the same threat.

East Adelaide School principal Vicki Stravinski issued an early morning email to parents urging them to keep their kids at home on Tuesday

‘This morning we were notified really early via email that there was a bomb threat to the school (that) there were several pipe bombs place around the school,’ Ms Stravinski said.

‘That gave us enough time to evacuation processes in place.’

‘The majority of our parents did not bring their children to school, which is just outstanding.

‘We have 560 students attending East Adelaide School however we probably had less than 90 who came to school this morning.’

South Australian Police confirmed it is investigating a spate of email threats to schools and health care facilities across the state in recent days.

An investigation into the source of the threats has been launched.

East Adelaide School was closed on Tuesday as police investigated the alleged bomb threat

At least 16 schools and several healthcare facilities across Adelaide received a bomb threat on Tuesday (stock image)

‘Police have commenced an investigation in relation to the source of these threats, and will prosecute any individual identified to be involved in the dissemination of these threats,’ a police spokesperson said.

‘Businesses are reminded to carry out normal protocols around security if they are the recipient of one of these threats.’

The Education Department has been contacted for comment.

Anyone who notices any suspicious activity is urged to report it to police on 131 444.