Report: Shooting Threat Prompted Montco School District to Close
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A shooting threat and state police investigation prompted the Upper Perkiomen School District to close this morning.
School officials discovered a threat that someone would “shoot up” Upper Perkiomen High School late last night, according to 6ABC. The district announced the closure around 6 a.m. this morning, claiming the police investigation “raises enough concern for us to take action.”
Early this morning UPSD was informed of an investigation associated with secondary school students. pic.twitter.com/Le92297dFq
— Upper Perkiomen School District (@UPSDTribe) December 5, 2016
According to Tim Jimenez of KYW, the threat came from a social media post. State police have now deemed the threat not credible, according to the latest reports.
#BREAKING Pa. State Police confirms an alleged threat on social media led to classes being canceled at Upper Perkiomen School District.
— Tim Jimenez (@TimJRadio) December 5, 2016
Pa State Police: No credible threat to Upper Perk School District. Investigating social media post to see if it was intended to be threat.
— Tim Jimenez (@TimJRadio) December 5, 2016
Upper Perkiomen School District cancels classes today due to a threat posted on social media. State police say threat is not credible
— Kathy Boccella (@Kathy_Boccella) December 5, 2016
According to the Inquirer, the social media post included a link to an anti-gun violence video posted by sandyhookpromise.org, a nonprofit founded by families of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which left 20 children dead.
In a statement, the district said the threat was “directed solely towards the school district and not the community or any other schools in the area.”
There are roughly 3,380 students in the school district, which includes Upper Perkiomen High School, Upper Perkiomen Middle School, Hereford Elementary and Marlborough Elementary.
This is a developing story.
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