Ambridge Area High School was placed on lockdown Monday morning for the second time in two weeks because of another suspicious message.
Students were able to return to class after authorities from several departments and agencies completed an extensive search of the school.
The school district sent out an emergency alert to parents notifying of a suspicious message found written on bathroom toilet paper dispenser.
The message read" "boom at twelve."
According to the district, the administration was notified and students were safely evacuated outside to the visitor side bleachers. All staff and students are safe.
The police and fire departments canvassed the building to search for any possible suspicious packages.
For safety measures, seven bomb swept the building. Classes resumed for third period once the building was cleared.
Police were called to the school May 21 for a similar suspicious note in a boys bathroom. As a result, police arrested a 15-year-old student found with a 14-inch kitchen knife inside his backpack.
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The school district sent out an emergency alert to parents notifying of a suspicious message found written on bathroom toilet paper dispenser.
The message read" "boom at twelve."
According to the district, the administration was notified and students were safely evacuated outside to the visitor side bleachers. All staff and students are safe.
The police and fire departments canvassed the building to search for any possible suspicious packages.
For safety measures, seven bomb swept the building. Classes resumed for third period once the building was cleared.
Police were called to the school May 21 for a similar suspicious note in a boys bathroom. As a result, police arrested a 15-year-old student found with a 14-inch kitchen knife inside his backpack.
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