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Milford Police responded immediately and cleared the schools of any threat by 1 p.m., according to the district.

Teen charged after email bomb threat forces evacuations at Milford Central Academy, Milford High

MILFORD, Del. (Nov. 4, 2025) — A 13-year-old Seaford boy has been charged after an emailed bomb threat prompted Monday’s evacuations at Milford Central Academy and Milford High School, authorities said.

The Milford School District said it alerted families at 9:13 a.m. Monday after receiving an email threatening Milford Central Academy, triggering the district’s safety plan. By 9:41 a.m., Milford Police confirmed both schools were fully evacuated and all students were safe. A second district update at 9:50 a.m. reiterated the precautionary nature of the evacuation and activated reunification at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School and the Milford Movies 9/UNITED Church campus.

Explosive-detection K-9 units from the Delaware State Police, Delaware Capitol Police and Newark Police conducted bomb sweeps while detectives opened an investigation into the email, Milford Police said. At 1:01 p.m., K-9 teams declared both buildings safe and returned them to district control; students were then returned to campus or released to families.

Through investigative efforts, detectives identified the sender as a 13-year-old male from Seaford who is not a Milford School District student. An arrest warrant was obtained, and on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the juvenile was brought to Milford Police by a parent and charged with one count of terroristic threatening (felony). He had a presentment in Kent County Family Court and was released to his parent on a $1,000 unsecured bond, police said.

“We will not tolerate these types of pranks and we will use every local, state, and federal resource available to find you,” Chief Cecilia Ashe said, thanking detectives “who worked tirelessly through the night” to identify the suspect. Ashe also thanked UNITED Church and Milford Movies 9 for assisting with reunification, calling it “community policing in practice.”

Superintendent Travis C. Moorman thanked families for their patience and credited staff and administrators for keeping students safe, fed and supervised during the incident. Normal operations resumed Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, the district said.

Information from the Milford School District (Nov. 3) and Milford Police Department/Public Information Officer Sgt. Timothy Maloney (Nov. 4).