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Update: Southwestern schools in Shelby County closed with E-Learning Friday with bomb threat impacting several districts

Southwestern Consolidated has announced that an E-Learning day is in place for Friday.  FCA is also canceled.

Southwestern says there has not yet been a decision made on extracurricular activities for this afternoon.

The Northwestern Consolidated School District has posted the following response to Friday's story on a bomb threat that has named several Indiana schools:

"NWCSD has been made aware of an email received by other schools in the State of Indiana early this morning threatening their campus. The Triton Central campus is not listed in that email. At this time, Triton Central Schools does not view this as a clear and credible danger to our campus. Triton Central Schools will continue to monitor the situation in collaboration with local law enforcement officials. Triton Central Schools will be operating on a normal schedule for Friday, April 14."

As of 6:55 am, students at Shelbyville Central and Shelby Eastern were announced to be on an E-Learning day today. The decision is prompted out of an abundance of caution based upon a bomb threat.

Initial information indicated the threat may not be at any one school system.  Center Grove in  Johnson County has also announced it will be closed today due to the threat.

More details will come as they are made available by schools and law enforcement.

Following is the message sent to Shelby Eastern families this morning:

"Early this morning we were notified by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department of a bomb threat their office received targeting several Indiana schools. In their opinion and ours the threat is credible enough that we believe the safest path forward is to call for an elearning day today, so that we can have time to assess the situation. Teachers will communicate with students and their have lessons posted by 10 a.m.  Only essential staff should report to school and you will be notified directly if you need to report. We will provide a more detailed update later.  Thank you for your patience and understanding as we investigate the situation."

 

 

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