SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in central Florida say they are trying to find the source of bomb threat calls that led them to evacuate at least eight elementary schools.
The sheriff’s office announced that all schools had been cleared late Friday afternoon. Seminole County Public Schools received multiple calls around 1:30 p.m. regarding bombs at the schools.
Officials said law enforcement was on scene at every public elementary school in the county.
Schools evacuated included Casselberry Elementary, Winter Springs Elementary, Lawton Elementary, English Estates Elementary, Red Bug Elementary, Lake Orienta Elementary, Forest City Elementary and Spring Lake Elementary. Parents picked up their kids from various off-campus locations.
The county operates nine high schools, 12 middle schools and 36 elementary schools.
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