January 15, 2010 3:10 p.m. (San Diego) — Millennial Middle School was put on lockdown following a bomb scare, San Diego Police Department confirms. The Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST) was dispatched and students were evacuated.
"Minutes ago, MAST determined that the device was not a bomb, though it was a suspicious device," SDPD officer Jim Johnson informed East County Magazine.
San Diego Fire & Rescue spokesman Maurice Luque confirmed that the device was an electronic science project consisting of a plastic bottle with wires and electronic components.
Millennial Middle School is located at 1110 Carolina Lane in the Chollas View neighborhood of San Diego.
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that there was a bomb threat. No threat was made; a school official called authorities to report the suspicious device.