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Police gives West Point Jr. High all-clear following bomb threat

Aug 31, 2023, 3:19 PM | Updated: 5:16 pm

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Police investigate at West Point Jr. High after a bomb threat prompted an evacuation. (Jack Grimm)

(Jack Grimm)

WEST POINT, Utah — Students at West Point Junior High were evacuated Thursday after the school received a voicemail containing a bomb threat. Two hours later, the Davis County Sheriff’s Office announced they had found no evidence to substantiate the threat.

 

The all-clear comes after Davis School District said students were being evacuated and released to their parents. 

The school district said it was working with the Davis County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the threat.

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Police gives West Point Jr. High all-clear following bomb threat