CINCINNATI — Lockland Local School District said a threat that prompted the district to close on Thursday was "all received by way of third party information," according to a statement from the school on Friday.
The school closed Thursday due to a "threat of violence," the district said in a Facebook post late Wednesday night.
"A threat of violence towards the school has been brought to our attention," the district wrote. "I have been in close communication with the Lockland Police Department and we are currently working collaboratively to investigate this matter further."
Thursday's statement said the school shut down out of an abundance of caution based on the preliminary information around the threat.
On Friday, the school released a new statement explaining that third party discussions through social media posts forwarded to school officials are what sparked the precautionary closure.
"Ultimately it was determined that the threat made was all received by way of third party information, with no direct witnesses to the supposed initial threat being discovered during the investigation conducted by the Lockland Police Department," reads the statement.
The district said classes resumed on Friday, with a heightened police presence during arrival times, and that neither the district nor Lockland police believe that a threat exists.
"No one wants to close school for the day, however, the decision to keep everyone safe as possible was an easy decision to make," Lockland Schools said.
The Lockland Police Department said the threat revolved around a social media post made Wednesday, but police didn't specify the details of the post.
"The Lockland Police Department and Lockland Board of Education worked together to assess the situation and determined that due to the nature of the complaint, it would be in the best interest of students and staff safety to cancel classes," Lockland Chief of Police Chris Bundren said.
The school also thanked the students that reached out and told teachers and administrators about the threat.
"This is EXACTLY what we train everyone in Lockland Schools to do: if you see or hear something, say something," Lockland Schools said.
Bundren said this is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at the time.
Lockland Local Schools are located just north of Cincinnati in the Village of Lockland. The school district serves roughly 550 students ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Lockland's first day of classes for students was Aug. 17.
This is a developing story and WCPO will update when more information is available.
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