Seminole High School locked down after student brings mercury-filled thermometer to class for chemistry project | wtsp.com

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Seminole High School locked down after student brings mercury-filled thermometer to class for chemistry project | wtsp.com: "Boca Ciega, Florida -- A chemistry project caused a big problem at Pinellas' Seminole High School Tuesday morning.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says students were given an assignment to bring in a substance from the Periodic Table of Elements."

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