MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Morehouse Parish School Superintendent Jesse Winston Jr. confirms students at Bastrop High School were sent home early Thursday morning (Oct. 30) after the school received a phone call regarding a bomb threat.

Winston confirms students were sent home out of an abundance of caution. He adds, authorities have conducted a sweep of the school, did not find anything and have deemed the school as safe.

Officials also confirm a separate incident that occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

A random search and safety check was being conducted at Bastrop High around 8:30 a.m.

Winston says school administration notified him that they received information that a student had a gun on campus.

The school went on lockdown during the investigation, officials confirm. They say a thorough

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