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ALL schools in Pewaukee School District CLOSED Friday due to threat
ALL schools in Pewaukee School District CLOSED Friday due to threat
PEWAUKEE -- Pewaukee School District officials say ALL schools will be CLOSED on Friday, October 2nd as a result of a threat. As of 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1st, the Pewaukee School District campus was on lockdown so officials could sweep the buildings.
Pewaukee Police Department
A message posted to the Pewaukee School District's website says no students or faculty are to report to school on Friday.
All school activities and homecoming events have been cancelled.
The Village of Pewaukee Police Department issued the following statement:
The letter sent home to parents makes reference to a handwritten threat, warning of a school shooting on Friday.
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"I hope this is just a joke -- but better safe than sorry," Alyssa Czerwinski, a senior at Pewaukee High School said. "I`m a little worried about the homecoming dance. I`m on court and I don`t know -- I think everything`s just really messed up now."
In the letter to parents, the superintendent says:
Pewaukee High School
There is disappointment among the Pewaukee High School seniors on the cheer team. They are set to perform at the homecoming game.
"I`m a cheerleader and I`m a senior this year and captain and we`ve worked really hard this year. I know the poms feel the same way and obviously the football team -- we`ve all worked really hard to be here," Kendra Koepp said.
Students tell FOX6 News the homecoming game has been rescheduled for Saturday afternoon.
"Everybody`s gonna be inconvenienced by this now and if it turns out to be a prank -- there`s no reason. There`s no excuse for anything like this," Mark Quartaroli, parent of a Pewaukee High School student said.
Quartaroli says the timing of what's occurring in Pewaukee isn't lost on him.
"No sooner did I get the letter from the superintendent I find out about the shooting in Oregon -- and it`s just terrible that something like this has actually happened and it continues to happen. I`m very upset about it," Quartaroli said.
Pewaukee High School
The letter sent home to parents of students in the Pewaukee School District is below: