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Bomb threat called into Salisbury High School was a hoax, officials report

Students were evacuated as law enforcement searched the campus.

SALISBURY, N.C. — A hoax bomb threat was phoned into Salisbury High School Wednesday, according to officials with the Salisbury Police Department and Rowan-Salisbury Schools.

The district said the high school received a phone call communicating a threat, which police confirmed was a hoax bomb threat. The campus was then evacuated as law enforcement thoroughly searched the building. R-SS said the school was deemed safe at 2 p.m. and students returned to class.

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A spokesperson for the district shared a message from principal Marvin Moore encouraging parents to talk with students about the seriousness of sharing threats, specifically that making threats of mass violence on educational property is a Class H felony.

As of publication, it's not known if any suspects are in custody.

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