Evening Classes To Resume At Mount San Antonio College In Walnut Following Threat

WALNUT (CBSLA.com) — Students at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut were temporarily evacuated Thursday after an apparent bomb threat was reported, college officials said.

A spokesperson just after 4:30 p.m. indicated that the campus in the 1100 block of N. Grand Avenue in Walnut had been cleared of any threat.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Guillermina Saldana said the threats were received at the school around 11 a.m.

CBS2/KCAL9's Amber Lee reported that the threats specified a scheduled time of 2:45 p.m. and were received via some type of phone call.

An online notice posted just before noon asked students and staff to "calmly leave campus."

A large number of students trying to leave the campus, famous for being a "commuter college," were stuck in parking lot gridlock, according to the college's journalism students.

One student, who said she was notified of the evacuation by a bullhorn announcement in the library, reported she was unable to move her car for at least 30 minutes in the rush of students leaving the campus. She asked to remain unidentified.

All classes and other services were canceled until 4:30 p.m., but evening classes were expected to resume.

Walnut High School, three miles away, was also placed on lockdown before students were released at 1:20 p.m.

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