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Elementary School Receives Threatening Phone Call: Pasco Sheriff

A New Port Richey elementary school is in "controlled campus" status Tuesday morning after receiving a threatening call, Pasco sheriff said.

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A New Port Richey elementary school is in "controlled campus" status Tuesday morning after receiving a threatening call, the Pasco Sheriff's Office said.
A New Port Richey elementary school is in "controlled campus" status Tuesday morning after receiving a threatening call, the Pasco Sheriff's Office said. (Courtesy of Google Maps)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A Pasco County school is on “controlled campus” status Tuesday morning, authorities said.

Seven Springs Elementary School received a threatening phone call, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.

Investigators are looking into the threat.

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