Update at 10:15 a.m.

The Hanover School Division says the bomb threat investigation at Clearspring Middle School is ongoing. RCMP have not yet given clearance for the students to return.

The division says the students and staff have been moved to St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Henry Street and will be kept there as long as needed. For those parents who want to pick up their children, Hanover is making arrangements for parent pickup at the church. Parents will be required to sign out their children.

Children from the Kinder Korner Daycare at the school are also being kept at the church.

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Original story at 9:00 a.m.

The Hanover School Division says Clearspring Middle School in Steinbach has been evacuated due to a bomb threat.

In a news release, the division says a bomb threat was received by voicemail at 8:30 Tuesday morning, indicating the threat would be carried out at noon.

RCMP are on the scene and the school has been evacuated with students being held on buses until the school is declared safe.

For safety reasons, parents are asked to stay clear of the school.