Hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland got the same scary email on Monday morning.
The email claimed a bomb was hidden inside the school. It went to primary and secondary schools.
Police say up to 300 schools in Northern Ireland got the same message. It came from outside the UK.
Police Scotland got over 300 calls. Schools in more than half of council areas got the email.
Four Edinburgh primary schools sent staff home. In Glasgow, about 192 schools got the email.
St Colman's Primary moved 400 pupils out at the busiest time of the school day.
Both police forces say the threats are not real. No device was ever found anywhere.
Cyber crime officers are tracing the emails. One council suspects AI wrote the messages.
Paul Givan said the email was signed 'Allahu Akbar' but is not a viable threat.
The teaching union called the scale 'very unusual' and praised schools for staying calm.
Most schools stayed open or reopened fast. Police say there is no ongoing risk.
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