Wauconda High School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

CHICAGO (CBS) — Wauconda High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon while police investigated a bomb threat.

Wauconda School District 118 said the school was placed on hard lockdown shortly before 1 p.m., while police evaluated the threat.

As a precaution, the school later was evacuated using district school buses, according to police and school district officials.

WHS staff/students safely evacuated from WHS via D118 buses. Evacuation was a precautionary measure due to a possible bomb threat. #d118life

— Wauconda CUSD 118 (@WaucondaCUSD118) February 2, 2017

Police said everyone was safe, and the threat remained under investigation.

Further information was not immediately available.

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