MARION COUNTY—Law enforcement and school district officials are investigating an alleged threat against schools in Marion County.
A phone call late Wednesday to law enforcement in the Kansas City area indicated that students were planning to bring guns to school in Marion County, according to Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Melissa Underwood.
Law enforcement shared details with Marion County law enforcement and school officials, who made the decision to cancel classes out of an abundance of caution.
The KBI also contacted our partners at the KSDE Safe and Secure Schools Unit. We are continuing to monitor this situation.
According to the USD 397 web site, the school district made the decision early Thursday to cancel school for the day.
The district also canceled all activities for Thursday.
Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Melissa Underwood said a
USD 398 Peabody-Burns reported on their web site just after 8a.m. that all Activities for Thursday including "Forensics at Solomon, Baseball/softball at Hillsboro were canceled and there was no practices. The junior high track at Bennington was also canceled and no junior high practices.
Marion-Florence USD 408 and Hillsboro USD 410 also canceled classes, according to the school web sites.