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High school evacuated over malicious communications

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Several police cars were spotted at the school in south Ipswich

A secondary school was evacuated after reports of malicious communications were sent, police said.

Suffolk Police was called to Stoke High School Ormiston Academy in Ipswich just after 08:05 BST.

A spokesperson for the force said officers attended the school site on Maidenhall Approach to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

At about 12:00, they said staff and pupils had returned and there had been no arrests, but inquiries would continue.

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