UPDATED: Threatening Note Found, North Street School Evacuated

UPDATED: 11:45 A.M.

The was  evacuated this morning after a threatening note was found inside the building.

would not disclose the specifics of the note but did say it was found in a girls bathroom of the school.

"The note was found by a student, who brought it to the office and they called police," he said.

O'Connor said students werE evacuated to the as a precaution and that all measures were taken to ensure student safety,

Police and Fire Department personnel responded to the scene, as well as the STARS regional emergency response team.

At 11:15 a.m., Deputy Police Chief John Voto confirmed the school had been thoroughly searched and that nothing had been found. He said students had been cleared to return to the school.

Voto also stated that police knew who wrote the note and that it was being handled as a juvenile matter.

North Street School, 133 North St., serves third and fourth grade students.