Update 11:53: A bomb threat closed Cuyahoga Falls High School early this morning. Superintendent Dr. Todd Nichols says Cuyahoga Falls police and the Summit County Sheriff's Office searched the building and did not find anything suspicious.
Nichols says an email was sent to the school's principal warning that an I.E.D. (improvised explosive device) would detonate during school hours in the building.
Teachers and students were notified that school would be closed Friday morning around 6 a.m.
Nichols says the secret service is now working to track down the source of the email.
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Cuyahoga Falls High School is closed today after the principal received a bomb threat early this morning.
Superintendent Todd Nichols and the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department confirmed the details this morning around 7 a.m.
"As a precautionary measure for the safety of our students and staff, we've been working with the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department and Summit County agencies," said Nichols. "And we'll do a thorough check of the high school building."
Nichols says the bomb threat was sent through an email to the high school principal.
No further details have been released.
