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Cabarrus County High Schools Evacuated After Threat

BREAKING NEWS: High schools in Cabarrus County were evacuated Thursday morning out of caution after a threat was made.

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CHARLOTTE, NC -- All high schools in Cabarrus County were evacuated Thursday morning following an undisclosed threat, according to school and law enforcement officials.

Police blocked the entrances of the parking lot of Concord High School after the evacuation order was made affecting all of the county's nine high schools.

Cabarrus County borders Meckleburg County to the northeast.

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“All CCS high school campuses will be dismissing early today as a precautionary measure in response to an unspecified threat,” Cabarrus County Schools said. “The dismissals will begin immediately. Early Colleges are not being released early.”


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A police officer in Concord, N.C. blocked the entrance to Concord High School following a county-wide high school evacuation Nov. 9./ Photo Credit Amanda Lamela
Concord Police Department and the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office are jointly investigating the threat, CPD tweeted Thursday morning, saying it was “not a credible threat.” Schools, however, were closing out of an abundance of caution, it added.

“This is a coordinated decision between law enforcement and school system,” said CPD Chief Gary Gacek.

This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.

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