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State police investigate 'non-credible threat' made toward Mansfield school

Police said they were called to the school around 8:15 a.m. on the report of a threat made over the phone to a school staffer.
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MANSFIELD, Conn. — State police said Edwin O. Smith High School in Mansfield was evacuated Wednesday morning after an anonymous threat. 

According to officials, a staff member at the school received a phone call around 8:15 a.m. from an "unidentified source." The caller then issued a "possible threat" to the school, which was evacuated out of an abundance of caution. 

Troopers got to the school and students and staff were evacuated while an investigation was underway. 

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Troopers searched the school and concluded that there was no credible threat to the students, staff, or public. 

Investigators left the school around 10:30 a.m. State police have not detailed the specific threat that was made at this time.

This is a developing story.

Jennifer Glatz is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. She can be reached at jglatz@fox61.com.  

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