Plymouth-Canton Schools Send Students Home After Possible Threat

CANTON, MI – Students were to be released at 11 a.m. Thursday after an investigation into a possible threat, reported police. Officials said there was no immediate threat, and all students and staff members are safe.

Earlier Thursday, Plymouth, Canton and Salem High Schools were on a soft lockdown while a possible threat was investigated. The early dismissal, which only affects high school students, is timed with the lunch periods, according to the statement from the Canton Public Safety Department.

Middle and elementary students were not affected by the lockdown, police said. Extra officers have been called to the schools for the dismissal, police said.

Several schools in the area, as well as across the nation have faced a wave lockdowns and reported threats to student safety after a mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14.

One such threat and lockdown occurred at the Plymouth-Canton schools last Friday. After investigating, police said a threat was "completely unfounded."

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