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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Another threat forces evacuation of University High School

University High School was evacuated for the second time this week after a threat was received earlier today. Students were evacuated around 1 p.m. but stayed on school grounds until being allowed back inside around 1:45 p.m., said Central Valley School District spokeswoman Marla Nunberg. “We received another threat,” she said. “It was a different threat than the one the other day.” Students remained outside while the Spokane Valley Police Department checked the building, Nunberg said. Police spokesman Deputy Craig Chamberlin said a note was found in a girl’s restroom. “It said there was a bomb that was going to go off,” he said. However, the time of the supposed detonation given in the note had already passed before it was found, Chamberlin said. On Wednesday the school received a threatening email just before 9 a.m. that prompted the district to bus the students to another location and close the school for the day while it was searched by an explosives sniffing dog.