Two students enrolled in Denmark public schools were arrested for allegedly making four separate bomb threats against the school district office, Denmark-Olar High and Denmark-Olar Middle schools.

Two bomb threats were made to Denmark-Olar Middle School at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, May 22, and again to the Bamberg School District 2 Office at 12:10 p.m., Friday, May 23.

The third bomb threat was called in to Denmark-Olar High and Denmark-Olar Middle on Tuesday at around 9 a.m., the Denmark Police Chief Leroy Grimes said.

Wednesday’s bomb threat was called in to Denmark-Olar Middle at 11 a.m., he said, and law enforcement officers were ready for it, taking the juveniles into custody shortly after the two youths allegedly made the call.

Students were not dismissed for any of the bomb threats, but were evacuated each time, “From past experience, Grimes said, “we learned several important things. For example, we learned not to evacuate to areas that would draw curiosity seekers. We evacuated students to the rear of the high school rather than to the front, where on-lookers were less likely to be drawn.”

The SLED bomb squad came in each time and searched the schools to ensure everyone’s safety before classes resumed after about an hour.

The Denmark Police Department, the Denmark Fire Department, the Bamberg County Sheriff’s Department and the SLED bomb squad responded each time. Agents with the State Law Enforcement Team spent three days in Denmark assisting Denmark police in investigating the bomb threats, Grimes said.

One of the students is facing four counts each of making bomb threats and disrupting schools, and the other student is charged with three counts each of making bomb threats and disrupting schools, the police chief said.