TOPSHAM, Maine — A shelter-in-place order at Mt. Ararat High School on Friday has been lifted after Topsham police investigated and determined there was no immediate threat.

In a letter to the school community, MSAD 75 administrators said the high school received an anonymous tip shortly before 9 a.m. referencing a "serious matter involving potential sex trafficking and a violent threat."

School officials said the threats were unconfirmed and did not indicate danger to the school, but a shelter-in-place order was initiated "out of an abundance of caution."

Topsham police investigated the anonymous tip and determined there was "no immediate threat to the school community."

The school kept the shelter-in-place order until 10:20 a.m. while police completed their sweep of the school as p

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