Wake Prep Academy to return to in-person learning after bomb threat found false
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- Wake Preparatory Academy evacuated, shifted to remote learning after threat.
- Law enforcement and state agencies swept campus and declared no active device.
- School will resume in-person classes Thursday and review emergency communications.
A Triangle charter school will resume in-person classes on Thursday after switching to remote learning on Wednesday due to a bomb threat.
In a message sent to families, Wake Preparatory Academy said it received a report Wednesday morning of a threat of an explosive device on campus grounds. Based on the guidance of law enforcement, Wake Prep said it evacuated the campus and switched to remote learning.
“Law enforcement, along with multiple state agencies, conducted a full sweep of the campus,” the school said. “They verified that the campus was safe, and confirmed that there is no active threat to the campus.
“While the investigation is not yet fully complete, we have since learned that other schools across the country received similar communications today.”
Wake Prep said it will resume normal operations on Thursday after getting the all clear from law enforcement.
The school said it will review its communication processes to improve efficiency and ensure families receive information as soon as possible in future emergencies.
Second threat this school year
Wake Prep is on Capital Boulevard in Franklin County just over the border with Wake County. It has a Wake Forest mailing address, where it had originally planned to open.
Wake Prep had previously switched to online learning for a day in October after receiving a threat.
On Tuesday, a threat caused students and staff at Ligon Middle School in Raleigh to evacuate the building before spending the rest of the school day in the gymnasium. The school said no threat was found.
This story was originally published January 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM.
