A California high school was brought to a standstill on Monday after staff reported a suspicious package that had been left unattended on the grounds . However after all major precautions were taken - with the campus evacuated and the bomb squad called in to destroy the box - it turned out to be nothing more than some vouchers from KFC . Officials at Willows High School in Glenn County - north of Sacramento - said they handled the situation a little more drastically than usual after multiple threats were made again the school last week . Suspicious : A package found unattended at Willows High School in Glenn County - north of Sacramento - on Monday and was subsequently destroyed by the bomb squad turned out to be a box of KFC coupons . The threats were allegedly made by three students on social media . Willows High School Principal Holly McLaughlin filed a police report about the three - a 16-year-old male and two females , aged 16 and 17 - after discovering the threats on Twitter . They were posted after a large group staged a protest at the school on Thursday . Instead of going to class at the start of the day , dozens of students took part in a sit-in in the hallway . They were attempting to show support for two popular teachers , Paul Gadbois and Paul Bailey , who had recently lost their jobs . 'Things sort of blew up on social media after the board meeting , ' Principal Holly McLaughlin told CBS Sacramento . Administrators say the principal , school board members and their children were threatened on social media . 'It kinda makes you nervous and makes you not wan na go to school at all , ' said Willows High junior Ashlynn Geiger , who is the daughter of a school board member . Overly cautious : Willows High School Principal Holly McLaughlin ( left ) said the situation was handled differently because of recent threats made against her school , while Sgt . Troy McIntrye ( right ) said the package seemed suspicious upon inspection . Scene : The school campus was evacuated as the bomb squad moved in to inspect the box . Evacuated : Last week , threats were made against the school , after a large group of protested against two teachers losing their jobs . Protest : On Thursday students stayed a sit-in after two popular teachers lost their jobs . On the back of the threats , the staff became worried when they found the unmarked box outside the school entrance on Monday . Police were notified , and initial exams of the package deemed it suspicious . 'It looked suspicious when they did the x-ray , ' said Sgt . Troy McIntrye . The premises were evacuated and the bomb squad was called . They destroyed the box , but afterwards realized it was just a collection of coupons from a local KFC . Police do not think it had anything to do with the threats . Principal McLaughlin admitted that , had it been a regular day at the school , a staff member would have likely just opened the box , however they were all on alert .
Unattended package found bombs at the boarding School . Threats were made against the school last week over two teachers losing their jobs and students had staged a protest . Campus was evacuated and the bomb squad stormed the box . Package turned out to be full of money from a local KFC .