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Threats put central Pa. school districts on alert, disrupt classes
Police are investigating the threats made in the Susquehanna Township and Solanco school districts
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Monica Herndon / Philadelphia Inquirer
To test how easily and quickly the public could access this information less than two weeks before the election, Spotlight PA requested reports for school board candidates in nine counties.
(Harrisburg) — Social media rumors of a threat involving two midstate school districts have prompted a switch to remote learning days on Friday for students.
Details of the threats that led Susquehanna Township School District to close all its schools to in-person instruction and Solanco School District to move to remote instruction for high school students, including CTC students, were not disclosed on the district websites.
Police are investigating the threats made in both school districts.
According to an announcement on Solanco’s website, social media rumors of a threat regarding the high school were received on Thursday. District officials immediately began investigating it and notified police.
“There has been no threat of violence. However, out of an abundance of caution, we want to continue to thoroughly investigate it further to fully disprove it. We put student safety first and foremost, and we appreciate your understanding,” the announcement stated.
At Susquehanna Township School District, district officials were notified late Thursday evening of a threatening social media post. Susquehanna Township Police Department are investigating the matter but as of Friday morning, no update was available.
As a result of the threat, Susquehanna officials closed all of its buildings to in-person learning; however, teachers and staff will be there to teach virtually.
Earlier in the week, it was officials in Mechanicsburg Area School District, along with police, who were investigating an alleged threat involving the middle school that they were alerted to by a family through the Safe to Say program on Sunday, according to an announcement on the district’s website. By Monday morning, the district reported they were aware of the source of the alleged threat and “any imminent threat associated with the matter had been addressed.”
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