ATLANTA — Students were dismissed early and parents are being asked to pick up their students following a bomb threat at a northwest Atlanta school on Thursday. This comes after students were evacuated from the campus.
The school asked parents with students at Coretta Scott King Young Woman's Academy, or BEST Academy, to pick up their kids at Douglas High School, located at 225 Hamilton E. Holmes Drive. School officials said the evacuation was to "allow for a thorough, safe investigation of this situation"
Later Thursday, Atlanta Public Schools stated that the building was cleared and nothing was ultimately found. Classes are expected to resume on Friday.
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