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Who decides to evacuate a school?
When a threat like this email comes in, individual schools are responsible for deciding whether to evacuate or stay open. They assess the specific risk, often with police advice, but the final decision rests with the headteacher and school leadership. This explains why some schools evacuated children and others did not.
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