Bomb threat forces North Hall Middle School evacuation

GAINESVILLE - North Hall Middle School was evacuated Monday afternoon following a bomb threat that came in around 2:00 p.m.<br /> <br /> Hall County Schools Spokesman Gordon Higgins said administrators found a note in a bathroom describing a bomb threat for 3:00 p.m.<br /> <br /> Higgins said the students were evacuated without incident to North Hall High School's football stadium as soon as the administration got wind of the threat.<br /> <br /> "It was a very orderly evacuation by Dr. Rayburn (principal) and the faculty at North Hall Middle School," said Higgins.<br /> <br /> He said parents of students were notified as events unfolded through the school district's instant messenger system.<br /> <br /> Students waited in the football stadium for about an hour as authorities searched the school. The all-clear was given at 3:10 p.m.<br /> <br /> "The school district is offering an immediate $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of person or persons responsible for making the threat," Higgins said.