UPDATE (5:56 p.m.):
Sahuarita High School has been given the all clear for a potential explosive device found on its campus Thursday afternoon.
From Sahuarita Unified School District to families:
"A thorough investigation was conducted, including a comprehensive search of the campus. The Sahuarita Police Department determined that the campus was clear of any threat and that the suspicious device did not pose an explosive risk. The investigation by the Sahuarita Police Department remains ongoing."
All students and staff were evacuated to the school's auditorium, and as a precautionary measure, other campuses had delayed dismissals.
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UPDATE (1:51 p.m.):
From the Sahuarita Police Department Facebook page: "SUSD has advised all Sahuarita High School students are being evacuated. Those students who took a bus to school, will be evacuated to their normal bus and go home on their normal bus and bus route. Those students who walked or drove to school, or were dropped off by parents, will need to be picked up by parents at the SUSD auditorium (350 W. Sahuarita Rd.)"
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Multiple Sahuarita police officers are at Sahuarita High School, investigating an incident involving a suspicious device, possibly with wires attached to it, according to a post made on the Sahuarita Police Department Facebook page.
A landscaper discovered the device and the area the device is in has been cordoned off, the post said.
Sahuarita Unified School District and Sahuarita Police Department are asking parents and family members to not respond to the school at this time.
Sahuarita High School is currently in lockdown. An updated post said that SUSD and SPD are evacuating the school. There are no reported injuries.
