Lockdown at San Diego middle school lifted after police investigate reported threat

(FOX 5/KUSI) — A middle school in San Diego’s Mira Mesa neighborhood issued a shelter-in-place for students and staff Tuesday afternoon after a reported threat, officials said.

According to a letter to families from Principal Erik Sullivan, Challenger Middle School received an anonymous phone call reporting a bomb threat around 9:40 a.m.

The school campus, located at 10810 Parkdale Ave., was immediately placed on lockdown to ensure the safety of students and staff, the letter stated.

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Officers with the San Diego Police Department responded and conducted a sweep of the campus. School police also established a safety perimeter around the campus to keep traffic away while law enforcement completed their work…

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