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UPDATED: Grace Snell Middle Evacuated, Threat Called In

Threat was called in just before 9 a.m.

UPDATED: By 10:05 a.m., the school's students, faculty and staff were given the all-clear to re-enter the school, according to a tweet on Gwinnett County Public School's Twitter account.

, which serves children in Snellville, was evacuated just before 9 a.m. this morning, according to Gwinnett County Public School spokesman Jorge Quintana.

"Grace Snell MS is currently evacuating as a precaution due to a threat that was called into the school," Quintana said. "All students are safe and nothing has occurred at the school. The school has evacuated just as a precaution. Emergency personnel have responded and will check out the building prior to returning students to class.

Quintanta said as the school is currently evacuating to check out a called-in threat, all arriving buses are being held at Magill Elementary School. During this evacuation, parents will not be permitted to check out their students or take students off the bus.

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