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Person responsible for threats that closed Milton Area School District identified, according to police

A school district in Northumberland County is closed Thursday, January 26, due to a threat.

MILTON, Pa. — Milton Area School District is closed Thursday, January 26, because of a threat. 

School officials posted to the district's website saying a tip came in early Thursday morning over the Safe 2 Say app.

School officials said with information from the Safe2Say Something tipline, investigators have been able to identify the person responsible for making the threats of violence.

Investigators believe a middle school student created a false social media account, impersonating another Milton Area student. With that fake social media account, the student threatened to bring a gun to school.

Police have taken the student into custody and are filing juvenile charges. They believe the student acted alone.

The Milton Area School District in collaboration with the Milton Police Department and other law enforcement agencies...

Posted by Milton Area School District on Thursday, January 26, 2023

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