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Anonymous Threat To 'Shoot People' At Orefield Middle School Prompted Closures, Police Say

Authorities have provided more details surrounding the Safe2Say threat that prompted the closure of all schools in a Lehigh County school district last week.

Orefield Middle School

Orefield Middle School

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On Wednesday, Sept. 7, around 8:20 p.m., an anonymous person threatened to "shoot people" at Orefield Middle School, South Whitehall Township police said.

Parkland School District officials decided to close all schools Thursday, Sept. 8 out of an abundance of caution and held a virtual learning day on Friday, Sept. 9.

School district officials at the time decided to close all buildings since the bus parking garage is near the middle school.

"Due to the passage of time and lack of additional threats, school was re-opened on Monday, Sept. 12," local police said in a statement.

An investigation into the person who sent the threat remains ongoing.

In the meantime, authorities said they will have additional police resources made available to help safeguard the schools.

Anyone with information related to the threat is asked to contact the South Whitehall Township Police Department at 610-398-0337 or email pdinfo@swtpd.org. Students are encouraged to utilize the Safe2Say application to provide information that may aid in this investigation. 

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