KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An elementary school in Overland Park went on lockdown Tuesday due to a swatting call, police said.
Sunrise Point Elementary School, which is part of the Blue Valley School District, went on lockdown at about 9:30 a.m.
A police spokesperson said officers searched the school, located at 15800 Roe Avenue, as a precaution.
The lockdown was lifted after about an hour.
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