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Corner Canyon High School cleared after bomb threat leads to lockdown

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Posted at 12:54 PM, Jan 09, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-09 18:38:25-05

DRAPER, Utah — Corner Canyon High School in Draper was cleared after being placed on lockdown with students told to remain in their classrooms Monday while the school investigated a possible threat.

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The Canyons School District said Draper police received a message "that could [be] construed as a threat against the school," forcing administrators to keep students in their classrooms.

Police said they received a call before noon where a caller said he had planted three bombs at the school, and gave specific details about there where they were located. Because the caller said the bombs were placed outside, students were kept inside to avoid being exposed to the threat.

Some of the details in the threat led police to believe it was not credible, but the Unified Police Bomb Squad was deployed to search for explosives inside and outside the building.

The lockdown was lifted after approximately one hour and 45 minutes when no explosives were found.

Police said they have leads on a suspect that investigators are currently working.