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Wauconda High School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Wauconda High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon while police investigated a bomb threat.

Wauconda School District 118 said the school was placed on hard lockdown shortly before 1 p.m., while police evaluated the threat.

As a precaution, the school later was evacuated using district school buses, according to police and school district officials.

Police said everyone was safe.

Several students were brought in for questioning, police said.

One juvenile was charged with disorderly conduct and released to their parent. A second juvenile was charged with felony disorderly conduct and will be transported to the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center, police said.

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