Threat led to Friday afternoon police presence at Jefferson Middle School
Sangamon County sheriff's deputies were sent to Jefferson Middle School Friday after a possible threat to the school was reported.
The Springfield Public Schools District 186 said in a statement that district staff was notified by a community member at 2 p.m. of the threat, which circulated among "anonymous sources." Sheriff's deputies and district security staff members were immediately sent to the school to evaluate the situation.
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Students were dismissed from school without incident. Sheriff's deputies remained in the area.
Schools in the area were already on alert following the death of 19 children in a mass shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. That, along with an incident at Lee School in which a student had a firearm in his backpack Tuesday, led to the district and the Springfield Police Department enlisting extra patrols at city schools.
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