Romeo Engineering and Technology Center (RETC) is located in northern Macomb County, Michigan, United States, approximately 30 miles north of the city of Detroit.

As a precaution, backpacks and big purses were not allowed into the school, and students were searched when entering.

Earlier that morning the premises were searched by Macomb County Sheriff and their K-9 bomb-sniffing dogs.

The second event happened on October 25, when students tried to place a bomb threat through a pre-paid phone by calling the Romeo Police Department.

[15] On the morning of December 7, 2007, a third threat was found written on the walls of Romeo High School, stating that the RETC had a bomb inside.

No gun was found in the hallways or lockers, so students were searched upon leaving the RETC at the end of the day.

[16][17][18] On October 30, 2012 at 10:35 a.m., winds from Hurricane Sandy gusted at speeds of 50 MPH and caused RETC to temporarily lose power before switching over to the back-up generator.

In January 2016, the RETC was evacuated to Powell Middle School due to a burst water pipe.