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Mount Pleasant Area Jr. Sr. High School evacuation lifted after bomb threat received

By WPXI.com News Staff

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By WPXI.com News Staff

An evacuation order has been lifted for students and staff in the Mount Pleasant Area Jr. Sr. High School in Westmoreland County.

The building was evacuated after a bomb threat was received.

Superintendent Tim Gabauer told Channel 11 the threat came in through the district’s Safe2Say reporting system.

Bomb-sniffing dogs combed the building, performing a search.

The all-clear was given just before 11 a.m, Gabauer said, and activities resumed as planned.

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