Authorities investigating threat to Sesser-Valier School

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FRANKLIN CO. –(Click on the link to WSIL-TV 3’s website for the full sotry). Authorities are investigating after a threat to a Sesser school Tuesday night. District Superintendent Jason Henry says that at around 5:20 p.m., Franklin County Central Dispatch received a call about a “terrorist” event at Sesser-Valier School. School officials and police immediately evacuated the main school building. Sesser Police, along with Illinois Secretary of State Police and the FBI, conducted a canine sweep of the school and investigated the origins of the threat. At around 7:30 p.m., an out-of-state resident, whose name is not being released at this time, was identified as a person of interest in this investigation. Authorities believe this person may be the same person who committed a similar offense against the Sesser-Valier school community on February 21, 2016. …..