STORM LAKE, IOWA (AP) --
Eight students have been arrested in a series of bomb threats at Storm Lake Middle School.
The students, ranging in age from 11 to 16, were arrested after written notes containing the threats were found in the school
Thursday and Friday. The school was evacuated because of the three rounds of threats.
School board member Peter Steinfeld says each threat has to be treated seriously even if officials suspect a prank or copycat. He says the students don't understand how much damage they did.
The students face various charges, including terroristic threat and harassment. Some were released by police to their parents;
others were placed in a juvenile detention center.
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