ALPENA — Social media disputes and rumor mills eventually led to the closure of Alpena High School today “out of an abundance of caution” over a possible threat, Alpena Public Schools officials said in a written statement.
An investigation with the Alpena Police Department today ultimately determined the school faced no threat and students will return on Monday, the district said in the statement released around 5 p.m. today.
“Support for students and staff will be in place to appropriately respond to and process these events,” the statement says. “We are confident that our students and community will come together and move forward in a positive and productive manner following these events.”
The district had received no information on threats to other APS schools, which remained open today, although with additional police presence requested by the district.
The perceived threat against Alpena High “was due to the spreading of misinformation based upon assumptions by an individual no longer living in the Alpena community,” the district said. “This individual did have social media connections to many in our school community, resulting in a swift and broad spread of a perceived threat.”
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The district did not specify the nature of the supposed threat. It said in its statement that Alpena police notified the district of the threat late Thursday evening....
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