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Ridge View Community School
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom RIDGE VIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL — The Ridge View Community School in Dexter serves pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom RIDGE VIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL — The Ridge View Community School in Dexter serves pre-kindergarten to grade 8 students.

Ridge View Community School evacuated over bomb threat

Valerie Royzman •November 30, 2023

DEXTER — The Ridge View Community School was evacuated Thursday, Nov. 30 after a bomb threat.

At about 9:45 a.m. local authorities informed the district about a bomb threat concerning Ridge View Community School, AOS 94 Superintendent Kevin Jordan said. 

All students were safely evacuated to Dexter Regional High School, where parents picked them up, Jordan said.

“A State Police canine bomb-sniffing unit performed an extensive search of the school and found nothing suspicious,” he said. “The school will be in session tomorrow with an added police presence.” 

Jordan thanked students, staff and the Dexter Police Department for handling a stressful situation in a calm and professional manner.

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