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NJ Middle School Goes Into Modified Lockdown Following Social Media Threat NJ Middle School Goes Into Modified Lockdown Following Social Media Threat
NJ Middle School Goes Into Modified Lockdown Following Social Media Threat UPDATE: A modified lockdown of nearly three hours was lifted at the Ramapo Ridge Middle School in Mahwah after authorities identified the young source of what they called an unfounded social media threat. Parents began communicating with their children and asking questions as police converged on the Ridge Road school late Thursday morning, Feb. 10. Schools Supt. Michael DeTuro reassured them that students and staff remained safe while administrators and police worked to trace the source of the "Internet/social media posting," which sources said was on TikTok. Students reported being held i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Superintendent: Suspicious Call Locks Down Mahwah Schools Superintendent: Suspicious Call Locks Down Mahwah Schools
Superintendent: Suspicious Call Locks Down Mahwah Schools Mahwah schools went into "precautionary modified lockdown" on Monday after a suspicious call came in to the high school, officials said. The lockdowns began at 12:45 p.m. while police investigate the call to the high school's main office, Schools Supt. C. Lauren Schoen said in an email to parents. The call was deemed non-credible and the lockdowns were lifted at 1:38 p.m., Schoen said. "A police presence will remain on Ridge Road for the remainder of the school day," the superintendent said. "We thank the Mahwah Police Department for [its] continued support in maintaining a safe learn…

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by Jerry DeMarco