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Former Maine high school student accused of making threats

Former Maine high school student accused of making threats

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Police have charged a former Scarborough High School student who they say made threats against the school.

Police said the 15-year-old girl, who lives in Arizona, made the threats last week, prompting the school to close for a day. She’s accused of threatening to shoot people and plant bombs at the school.

She faces one count of misdemeanor threatening under Arizona law.

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