Threat posted on social media prompts two New Jersey school districts to stay closed Monday

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>> Janelle: THANK YOU, CHANDLER. 5:32, THIS MORNING, CLASSES CANCELED FOR STUDENTS IN TWO SOUTH JERSEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BECAUSE OF THREAT MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> Jim: THE DISTRICT STRESSING THE THREAT WAS NOT CREDIBLE, BUT SOME MADE DECISION TO CLOSE TODAY WHILE OTHERS ARE INCREASING SECURITY. CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA'S ROSS DE MATE A OUTSIDE THOMAS E BO MIDDLE SCHOOL IN GLASSBORO THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST, GOOD MORNING, ROSS. >> Ross: GOOD MORNING, ACCORDING TO POLICE IN WOODBURY NEW JERSEY THEY HAVE JUVENILE IN CUSTODY THEY BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE THREAT ALTHOUGH THEY JOHN IDENTIFIED HIM OR HER YET. WHAT'S INTERESTING HOW THESE SCHOOLS ARE HANDLING THIS THREAT, SOME BEING EXTRA CAUTIOUS, CANCELLING CLAUSES WHILE OTHERS THOMAS BO MIDDLE SCHOOL ARE OPEN DESPITE BEING SPECIFICALLY NAMED THIS IS THE THREAT. HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW. UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID IN THAT THREAT. BUT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY MULTIPLE POLICE DEPARTMENTS HERE IN SOUTH JERSEY, INCLUDING IN WOODBURY CITY. WOODBURY CITY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS DEPFORD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CLOSER IT COUNTY WILL BOTH BE CLOSED TODAY. THE WOODBURY SUPERINTENDENT, ANDREW BELL SENIOR EXPLAINED HIS DECISION IN A LETTER TO PARENTS LAST NIGHT SAYING QUOTE WHAT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE THREAT TO BE CREDIBLE WE ARE EXERCISING EXTREME CAUTION TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENT, STAFF AND FAMILIES. AND ACCORDING TO THAT SAME LETTER, NO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TODAY FOR STUDENTS, AND ALL AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. IT IS THE SAME SITUATION TODAY FOR SCHOOLS IN DEPFORD, AS WELL. MEANWHILE, HERE IN GLOSSY GLASSBORO DISTRICT ALSO AWARE OF THE THREAT WHICH NAMED FIVE OF THEIR SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY AGAIN, THEY'VE DECIDED TO KEEP THOSE SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY SAYING THEY WERE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PARENTS AND STUDENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE MORE OFFICERS AT SCHOOLS TODAY, JUST AS EXTRA PRECAUTION. THE SAME SITUATION IN HADDON HEIGHTS, WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE IS ALSO AWARE OF THE THREAT, AND THEY SAY, THEY'RE 'D ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AT THEIR SCHOOLS AS WELL, JUST TO BE SAFE. JIM, JANELLE, BACK TO YOU. >> Jim: THANK YOU, ROLLS, APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. MEANWHILE REMINDER ALL NEW SCHEDULED FOR ALL SEPTA REGIONAL RAIL LINES NOW IN EFFECTMENT TRAINS WILL BE RUNNING MORE FREQUENTLY. SEPTA DOLLARS ADD 24 WEEKDAY TRAINS TO THE SCHEDULE, 99 WEEKENDS TRAINS, SEPTA SAYS THE CHANGES WILL BRING THE REGIONAL RAIL SERVICE TO # 0% OF PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS

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