Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Bomb Threat Forces Jackson High School Evacuation

One student suffers asthma attack

Atlanta police have finished their sweep of Jackson High School following a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the Grant Park institutution Tuesday morning.

No bomb was found, Atlanta Police Department spokeswoman Kim Jones said.

One student suffered an asthma attack during the evacuation and was treated by paramedics, an Atlanta Public Schools spokeman said.

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