Two elementary schools evacuated due to threats in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Two elementary schools in Springfield were evacuated after being targeted by a threat.

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The Springfield City School District confirmed in a statement that students from Simon Kenton Elementary School and Kenwood Elementary School were evacuated to an alternate district location due to information received from Springfield Police Department,

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The district did not specify the nature of the threat.

The district is in the process of a controlled release to dismiss students to their parents.

“These are the fifth and sixth SCSD buildings to be targeted by recent threats within the last week,” the district said in a statement.

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