SUFFOLK, Va. — Students were evacuated from Col. Fred Cherry Middle School as law enforcement sweeped the building after a bomb threat Monday morning.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue, the Fire Marshal's Office and police responded to the scene just before noon following notification from school administrators, according to the city.
As a precautionary measure, students were evacuated from the campus as a thorough building sweep was carried out with the assistance of state police, Portsmouth police, the Portsmouth Sheriff's Office and US Coast Guard K9 units.
The Fire Marshal's Office confirmed that no threats were present at the school, and no injuries were reported.
Anyone with information about this incident should contact Fire Marshal Chris Cornwell at (757) 514-4593.
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