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Lakewood police evacuated St. Edward High School after it received a bomb threat on Monday morning.

(SUN NEWS FILE)

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- On Monday morning, St. Edward High School became the latest northeast Ohio school to receive a bomb threat.

Police said the threat was received around 10:30 a.m., and students were evacuated shortly afterward. They said they couldn't yet disclose how the threat was received.

At 12:20 p.m. police said they were still searching the school.

In recent months, bomb threats have become commonplace in the Westshore suburbs.

North Olmsted High School was evacuated on Nov. 19, and again on Nov. 20 after the principal received a bomb threat. The incident resulted in a female teenager being taken into custody by the North Olmsted police department.

Olmsted Falls High School also received multiple bomb threats in recent months, most recently, the school was evacuated on Oct. 31 after a threat was found in a bathroom stall.