Bomb threat called on Boca Raton Jewish preschool, law enforcement evacuates area

Jerusalem Post/Diaspora/AntisemitismThe Betty and Marvin Zale Early Childhood Learning Center, where the threat was called in, was evacuated, as was at least one other nearby educational facility.Follow us on GoogleIllustrative: member of the Palm Beach County Sheriffs' office parks a patrol car outside of Mar-a-Lago club as part of the security for US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on December 20, 2025. (photo credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)OCTOBER 13, 2026 03:34A Jewish preschool in Boca Raton, Florida, had a bomb threat reported at it, prompting local law enforcement to evacuate the area, US media outlets reported on Monday.The Betty and Marvin Zale Early Childhood Learning Center, where the threat was called in, was evacuated, as was at least one other nearby educational facility."I was in my classroom during English and we just had an announcement on the loudspeaker that there was a bomb threat at the school next door to us," a student from the nearby Katz Yeshiva High School told The Jerusalem Post. "Traffic was blocked, because they weren't letting any vans or cars in for carpool. They told us we needed to stay inside for a while, and they'd tell us when it was time to come out."Illustrative: Palm Beach County Sheriff's officers guard the outskirts of Mar-a-Lago, the residence of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day November 5, 2024. (credit: GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)There has not yet been confirmation of any suspicious items found by local law enforcement.StopAntisemitism calls for full prosecution for bomb threat"No child should have to face this kind of terror at school," the StopAntisemitism nonprofit wrote about the incident on X/Twitter."Whoever is responsible should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."Follow us on Google