Bellaire HS students dismissed following reported bomb threat

BELLAIRE, Texas - Traffic was backed up in Bellaire on Friday after a bomb threat was reported at a high school.

Bellaire HS bomb threat

What they're saying:

FOX 26 was alerted at about 3:15 pm about Bellaire High being placed on secure mode.

Houston ISD confirmed that there was a targeted bomb threat reported at the campus. 

The school was placed on hold as HISD, Bellaire, and METRO officers investigated. The hold was lifted at about 4:30 p.m. and students were dismissed.

Police closed off Maple Street, and traffic is backed up on South Rice Avenue, near the West Loop and Beechnut Street.