From King5.com:

Police are keeping students inside Washington Middle School in Seattle this afternoon after 911 received a cell phone threat from a man threatening children.

Seattle School District spokesperson Theresa Whipple says a cell phone trace put the location of the call somewhere near the school at 2101 S. Jackson Street.

Traffic and pedestrians are also being blocked off in various directions around 19th & Jackson. More as we get it here at and CentralDistrictNews.com.