A bomb threat Thursday morning prompted the evacuation of Ben Lomond High School and a search of the facility and its grounds, which continued into the afternoon.

Whether the threat was legitimate or a hoax is “still ultimately to be determined,” said Ogden Police Capt. Tim Scott. But he said information authorities learned after the initial call to Weber County dispatchers reporting a bomb “essentially required us to respond in the manner we responded. We’re treating this as an active school threat.”

All students had been cleared out of the high school as of noon, with the rest of classes cancelled for the day. Ogden School District Superintendent Luke Rasmussen said classes at the school would resume on Friday, according to Scott.

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