Pair of threats Tuesday force Quincy High students from classrooms twice

QUINCY – Police say they will continue to investigate the source of a threatening phone call that had classrooms of Quincy High School evacuated Tuesday as officers and police dogs searched for a possible bomb. 

Students and staff were allowed back into classrooms at about 10 a.m. after police and their bomb sniffing dogs went room to room looking for a potential threat. Police dogs had cleared the gym as a gathering place for students who were still being evacuated from their classrooms as of 9:30 a.m., Quincy Sgt. Karyn Barkas said. 

At 10 a.m., the department said classrooms had been cleared and no bomb found. 

"Police will continue to investigate the origin of the phone call," a Facebook post read. 

The school was evacuated again around 2 p.m. Tuesday due to a second threat. After school activities were canceled for the day. 

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