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Private Boarding School Employee Accused Of Planting Smoke Bomb

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- An employee with a private boarding school has been accused of trying to set off a military-style smoke bomb on campus.

Investigators say the school was not renewing employee Bryan Bolding's contract. He and his 16-year-old son were arrested.

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The device was discovered in the cafeteria at Fountain Valley High School on Tuesday. The school was evacuated.

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Investigators say the two also conducted a test run with a smoke bomb on Monday at a nearby parking lot.

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