SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Mich. – An employee of Jefferson Middle School in St. Clair Shores has been arrested in connection to a threat directed at the school.
St. Clair Shores police were notified by the Lakeview School District on Dec. 17 at 7:30 a.m. that a threat was made toward the middle school.
School leaders said multiple handwritten notes were left at three different teacher work areas.
Superintendent Karl Paulson said one of the notes appeared to be an attempt at making a false threat in the hope of closing school.
Police said when they investigated, they discovered that an employee of the school was responsible for making the threat. That employee was taken into custody.
Parent Crystal Michalski said she is shocked and disappointed.
“It’s just not fair that somebody would do something like that,” Michalski said.
Superintendent Karl Paulson released the following statement to families:
“I write this afternoon with important information regarding Jefferson Middle School. This morning, Jefferson administrators were provided multiple, inappropriate, hand-written notes, similar in nature, that were left at three different teacher work areas. Administrators worked with law enforcement to quickly identify the alleged distributor of the notes through review of camera video footage. One of the notes appeared to be an attempt at making a false threat in the hope of closing school. Based on the facts, information and timeline, the team was confident everyone was safe, and...
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