Crime & Safety

Sequoia Schools Searched After Caller Says "You're Next"

Sequoia Middle and Elementary schools weren't evacuated, but police searched the grounds, finding nothing suspicious

OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO -- Police searched two schools this morning after a man called one of the campuses and said, "You're next."

Sgt. Tim Frank said the call came to Sequoia Middle School about 10 a.m. and was taken by a student, who then informed school administrators.

Pleasant Hill Police searched the grounds of the Boyd Road campus and nearby Sequoia Elementary School for about 40 minutes and found nothing suspicious.

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The schools were not evacuated. Frank said classroom doors were locked, but teachers continued their normal classroom activities.

Frank said the search was a standard precautionary measure, especially in light of the mass shooting last Friday at a Connecticut elementary school.

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Investigators are now trying to determine who placed this morning's phone call.


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