Officials: Student sent threats that closed East Lansing school Tuesday

EAST LANSING − Officials said they believe a student at MacDonald Middle School made social media threats that prompted them to close the school on Tuesday.In a Tuesday evening letter to parents, East Lansing schools Superintendent Dori Leyko said a Snapchat account used to disseminate the threats has been linked to a student’s email address.”The individual is a MMS student who posed on Snapchat as a father seeking retaliation on students who bullied his son,” Leyko said in the email. “Based on the information we have, we believe this story to be (fabricated) by the student and that no such situation existed.”The threats of violence were “shared widely” among students on Monday night, generating tips, she wrote.The student believed to have communicated the threats will not be at the school for “an undetermined amount of time,” and the middle school will be open on Wednesday, she said.”We take all threats to our school community very seriously and recognize the stress, fear and anxiety experienced by many of our students, staff and families as a result of this situation,” Leyko said in the letter. “Counselors and social workers will be available at school for students who would like to access support.”Earlier Tuesday,…
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