Skye schools affected by Scotland-wide ‘hoax bomb threats’
Written by MartyM on 11 November 2026
Skye schools affected by Scotland-wide ‘hoax bomb threats’
11 NOVEMBER 2026
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Pupils across Skye and Lochalsh have been evacuated after schools across the country received bomb threats.
Police Scotland says it is treating the threats as a hoax.
In an update on social media, Portree High School said:
“There is a health and safety issue currently across schools in Scotland. We are currently evacuated and following procedures to keep our young people safe. We will keep you informed.”
Pupils at Dunvegan Primary have been sent home after being evacuated to the village hall.
In a message posted online, Dunvegan Primary said:
“Dear parents. Due to a health and safety incident, Dunvegan Primary and nursery have evacuated off-site to Dunvegan Village Hall. Everybody is safe. Please come and collect your children from the village hall.”
In another update on social media, Portree Primary said its pupils are returning to school after it was established the threat was a hoax.
“Following on from the Health and Safety concerns this morning, Police Scotland have confirmed that the threatening message we received this morning has been confirmed as a hoax.
“We are going to return to school and will continue with the school day. All pupils are safe and well.
“Pupils can of course, be collected by families if they wish to do so.
“Thank you so much for your patience as we have followed our emergency procedures.”
A Highland Council spokesperson said:
“This morning a threatening email was sent to schools across Highland and elsewhere.
“As a precaution some schools made the decision to activate their emergency protocols while awaiting further guidance from police.
“Police have advised that these messages are being treated as hoaxes, and have established that there is nothing to suggest that they represent a credible threat or that there is any wider threat to the public.”
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said:
“On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, threatening messages were sent to a number of schools in Scotland and across 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.
“Police Scotland’s Cyber and Fraud Unit is carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the source of the messages, and officers continue to liaise with law enforcement partners across the UK and internationally.”
