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Thursday, December 20, 2012

'Absolutely Nothing' to Rumored Threats against Spring Lake Park High School

Classes will go on as scheduled. Threats keyed to Dec. 21 Mayan 'Doomsday' are affecting other districts too, police said. Read the District 16 message to parents.

A threat Thursday against Spring Lake Park High School "was evaluated and is no threat," according to District 16 school board vice chair John Stroebel. The district used its rapid response system to send emails and automated phone calls to parents, he said, with the message that the threat was "more a rumor ... more hoax than anything." See the District 16 email message below. Schools will be open as scheduled Friday, he said: "Everything's normal." Police 'Well Aware' A Spring Lake Park Police Department spokesman confirmed the threat. "We're well aware of it," he said. "It's not really anything substantial ... that anything's going to happen." The department had received about five calls, he said. "Tomorrow is 'Doomsday,' and all over …

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