Police investigate threats at Mercer Area Schoos, Wednesday classes canceled
MERCER, Pa. - Wednesday classes have been cancelled in the Mercer Area School District as police investigate a threat.
According to the system’s Facebook page, the schools received two threats through the Safe2Say anonymous reporting system.
The threats referred to a student creating a “hit list” at the Middle-High School.
The first threat came in just after 6:00 p.m. The district then notified law enforcement of the threats for further investigation.
According to the Facebook post, out of an abundance of caution, the Mercer Area School District has cancelled all classes and extracurricular activities on Wednesday February 1, 2023 to allow law enforcement and the school district time to investigate the reported threats.
The day of instruction will be rescheduled for a date to be determined later in the school year.
