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Bridgeport Schools Closed After More Threats Made Online; Fairfield Also Investigated Post Bridgeport Schools Closed After More Threats Made Online; Fairfield Also Investigated Post
Bridgeport Schools Closed After More Threats Made Online; Fairfield Also Investigated Post A 13-year-old Connecticut girl was arrested Thursday morning, Sept. 19, after police say they traced a threat made against a school to her. It's just another example of an alarming trend of people — often students — making threats of violence online toward local schools.  Ansonia Police in New Haven County were alerted to the threat made in a social media post just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. Officers contacted the school board and members decided to cancel classes for the day out of an abundance of caution.  The child is charged with first-degree threatening and disturbing the p…

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by Josh Lanier