Threats Cause Disruptions To Dozens Of Pittsburgh Schools

PITTSBURGH, PA — All Pittsburgh Public Schools will be on a modified lockdown on Friday as a barrage of school threats continues to plague southwestern Pennsylvania.

The modified lockdown in Pennsylvania's second-largest school district means that students will remain inside the building all day and only visitors with a prior appointment are permitted to enter the building. Additionally, all after school athletic events are cancelled on Friday.

"School police will continue working with local law enforcement to assist in identifying the origin of the threats," the district stated in a social media post. "Please be aware that we take all threats seriously and that a modified lockdown has been added just as a precautionary measure."

The modified lockdown impacts more than 20,000 students in 54 school buildings.

The Clairton City School District in Allegheny County will move to remote learning on Friday, Superintendent Ginny Hunt announced on the district's website. Hunt cited an unspecified threat made against the Clairton Education Center via Snapchat.

Clairton Police are investigating the credibility of the threat.

The FBI has been investigating the rash of threats made against about 15 districts this week, including the McKeesport Area School District. McKeesport police announced Thursday that a juvenile girl was charged with making social media threats against several schools in McKeesport and West Mifflin.

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