LORAIN — A bomb threat to the Lorain Schools early this morning brought out precautionary measures as the school day got under way in buildings throughout the district.

The threat, Lorain Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson described as “generic” and not relating to any specific building, was called in to 911, and the schools were notified about it by the Lorain Police Department a little after 5 a.m.

In each of two calls, a deep-voiced male caller tells a 911 operator there is a bomb in the Lorain Schools. In the first call, he says the bomb will go off at 10 a.m. In a second call, he demands Lorain Schools be closed. The operator tries to persuade him to stay on the line for police, but he disconnects.

Listen to the 911 calls:

Call 1:

Call 2:

Police and district staff inspected and secured all buildings prior to the start of the school day, and inspected all adults and students as they entered the buildings, and the school day got under way with little delay, Atkinson said.

The district had early dismissal due to a professional development day today, and the day wound down without incident.

“Other than a little bit of inconvenience, with everyone going in one door (at each buildling), we really didn’t have any issues,” Atkinson said. “We started on time, ended dismissed on time and had a great day. I have a great staff, and praise them for stepping up. Everybody did their part.”

The district let parents know about the incident through a voice mail, according to the district. Some schools allowed parents to keep their children out for the day without being penalized for the absence, but those decisions were made on a school-by-school basis.

Lorain police will handle the investigation into the threat, according to Atkinson.