Call to Bethlehem school prompts police response Officers assist with dismissals at St. Thomas the Apostle, Bethlehem Middle School FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A Bethlehem police officer guards St. Thomas the Apostle school while police investigated an unfounded threat.Will Waldron / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Bethlehem police guard St. Thomas the Apostle school while police investigated an unfounded threat.Will Waldron / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of3 BETHLEHEM — Two Bethlehem-area schools were placed in lockout Wednesday after police said one of the schools received a phone call from a man in an agitated state. Town police said just before 2 p.m., St. Thomas the Apostle School got a call from a private number from an unknown man who stated to the school employee, “All God’s children are going to pay — I tried to talk to your (profane language omitted) priest,” and then hung up.