Josh Skluzacek Created: May 21, 2021 07:13 AM
Lakeville s school district has closed facilities on Friday due to an active threat.
Lakeville Area Schools said the threat is under investigation by Lakeville Police, and facilities will be closed until further notice.
All students will participate in distance learning on Friday while staff members work remotely. With the limited information we have at this time and to support the investigation, please do not report to our school buildings or district facilities until further notice, the district said in a statement posted to its website.
Any students that were already dropped off, including for Kid Zone or Wonder Zone programming, should be picked up immediately. All early childhood programs have been canceled until further notice. The Lakeville Area Schools office is also closed until further notice.
All Lakeville Area Schools closed due to active threat
Police say they are aggressively investigating a communicated threat.
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All Lakeville Area Schools are closed due to what the district describes as an active threat.
In an emergency alert, the district said: All Lakeville Area schools and facilities will be closed until further notice on Friday, May 21 due to an active threat under investigated by the Lakeville Police Department. All K-12 students will participate in distance learning from home. All staff should work remotely.
A further statement on its website says that staff members are being told not to report to school buildings or district facilities until further notice.
Threat that closed Lakeville area schools deemed not credible
Both Lakeville s superintendent and police say the safety and security of students was the driving force in the decision to close all district schools Friday. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 1:54 PM CDT May 21, 2021
LAKEVILLE, Minn. Police and Lakeville area school officials say an investigation has determined a bomb threat that closed all schools in the district Friday is not credible.
Lakeville area schools superintendent Michael Baumann and Lakeville Police Chief Jeff Long met with reporters early Friday afternoon, to explain the sequence of events that sparked the decision to have students stay home.
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