SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Parents of students at a Springfield school received a notification about an alleged threat posted online.
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A parent of a student at Discovery Polytech Early College High School contacted 22News and said the school sent a text on Friday morning stating:
“DHS Announcement: This morning a DHS student shared with us a screenshot of a social media post threat to the school. In abundance of caution, we called the police and they came on site to assist with morning entry. Currently, classes are running as usual. Unfortunately there have been similar hoax in social media posts nationwide over the last week but of course we still take every threat seriously.”
The parent said a Springfield Police vehicle was parked in front of the school when they dropped their child off…