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Bomb threat cleared after ‘suspicious device’ shuts down Brush School District in northeastern Colorado

The device was discovered on the Brush Secondary Campus late Sunday evening

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All schools in northeastern Colorado’s Brush School District will resume classes Tuesday after a bomb squad cleared a “suspicious device” discovered on campus.

“The device was determined to be neither an explosive nor a decoy device, but made of materials of a similar type from a local residence,” Superintendent Marsha Cody wrote in a Monday afternoon update. Additional details on the materials and device were not available.

The device was discovered on the Brush Secondary Campus late Sunday evening, according to . The campus hosts students from sixth grade to 12th grade, .

Classes at all Brush School District schools — including the secondary campus, Thomson Primary School and Beaver Valley Elementary — were canceled as officials waited for the explosives experts to examine and remove the device, Cody said.

The arrived on campus early Monday morning, according to the letter. No students, staff or members of the public were allowed on campus while the team worked.

Classes for all grade levels and all athletic practices and on-site activities will resume Tuesday, Cody wrote. All school sites were cleared and secured.

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