Update: All Clear Given at Fitzgerald Middle School

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Update: An all clear has been given at Fitzgerald Middle School following an evacuation. A student found a note on a bathroom wall that indicated there was a bomb on the campus, the Pinellas Park Police Department wrote in an email to media.

The note sparked the evacuation order, which was lifted after a search of the school revealed nothing suspicious.

An investigation into the note is ongoing.

Earlier:

Pinellas Park Police officers are on the scene at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School where a Friday afternoon bomb threat has forced an evacuation.

“There are multiple police units on the scene helping to ensure a safe and orderly evacuation,” Sgt. Adam Geissenberger wrote in an email to media at 2:03 p.m.

The school is located at 6410 118th Ave. N. in Largo.

Details about the threat have not been released and police are not providing further information at this time.

Stay with Patch for updates.

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