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Suspicious item forces Hamilton elementary school to evacuate

Hamilton police have given the all clear after an elementary school was forced to evacuate following the discovery of a suspicious item. File / 900 CHML

Students and staff at an elementary school on the West Mountain have been allowed back into their classrooms.

Gordon Price Elementary School, near the Linc and Upper Paradise, was evacuated for a brief time just before noon on Tuesday after Hamilton police were called in to investigate a suspicious item that was found outside.

Police say there was no risk to public safety as the item was a lighter that resembled a grenade.

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