Avery, CA– Students from Avery Middle School were evacuated Tuesday after a suspected bomb threat.
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department reports that dispatch received a call from school personnel at around 12:22 pm.
A student reportedly contacted the school office after seeing a note written on the boy’s bathroom wall that threatened to bomb the school.
School officials soon began evacuating the students to a lower field.
Deputies arrived on scene at around 12:45 pm. They conducted a search of the area but found no suspicious devices. The “all clear” was given at around 2:30 pm, according to authorities.
Avery Middle School is located at 4545 Moran Road in Avery.
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Avery, CA– Students from Avery Middle School were evacuated Tuesday after a suspected bomb threat.
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department reports that dispatch received a call from school personnel at around 12:22 pm.
A student reportedly contacted the school office after seeing a note written on the boy’s bathroom wall that threatened to bomb the school.
School officials soon began evacuating the students to a lower field.
Deputies arrived on scene at around 12:45 pm. They conducted a search of the area but found no suspicious devices. The “all clear” was given at around 2:30 pm, according to authorities.
Avery Middle School is located at 4545 Moran Road in Avery.
Written by Tracey Petersen.
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