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Ocean View High School in Huntington Beach was evacuated for 30

minutes Wednesday after an anonymous phone call came into the school’s

office regarding a possible bomb threat.

Principal Karen Gilden said she decided to evacuate the school, which

has 1,560 students, at 8:30 a.m., about 15 minutes after the call was

placed.

“In today’s climate it’s hard to tell what’s true and what’s not,”

Gilden said. “But it was good to practice evacuation procedures. Now we

know we can [evacuate].”

The Huntington Beach Police Department also received an anonymous

phone call of a possible bomb threat at the school at 8:11 a.m. Wednesday and sent five officers to the school.

Lt. Luis Ochoa of the Huntington Beach Police Department said nothing

was found.

Gilden said students, teachers and staff were allowed back inside

shortly after 9 a.m.