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Lockdown At St. Thomas School

Police are keeping a close eye on a St. Thomas school after a suspicious phone call this morning.

Forest Park Public School on Forest Ave. was placed on lockdown around 9:50am.

Police say the phone call was received from an unknown source.

Officers flooded the area and concluded there was no threat to public safety, however police are monitoring the school for the rest of the day.

A letter will be sent home with students, but investigators say no additional information will be released to the public right now.

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