Nutley Schools Closed Because Of Security Threat

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley schools were closed on Friday because school officials said there was a security threat.

Nutley Superintendent Julie Glazer said the district administration became aware of a security threat Thursday night from a video posted on Instagram. The police are actively investigating.

"As it gets later in the evening, we have decided to err on the side of safety and close schools tomorrow, Feb. 16, 2018," she wrote in a Facebook post. "We will use one of our two remaining emergency days and close the Nutley Public School district, for all students, staff and personnel. All evening events at our schools for Friday, February 16 will be canceled, as well."

Schools will reopen after winter break, on Monday, Feb. 26 for students and teachers, and the district offices will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

"As both the Superintendent of the Nutley Public Schools and as a parent, and because of the nature of the world in which we live, there was no other decision to be made, Glazer said. "Please rest assured that the safety and security of all our students and staff in the Nutley Public Schools remains our first priority.

The Nutley Police Department said it is actively investigating the video posted to Instagram. "We have spoken to the individual that posted the video and detectives are in the process of speaking with all individuals from the video to a ascertain further information," according to police. "Preliminarily there doesn’t appear to be an active threat to any of the schools but we must finish this process.

The police asked that all parents "remain calm and allow us to fully investigate this matter. We will release further updates as soon as we have information available."

Photo: Nutley High School