(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with the Atlantic Community School District have sent an e-mail to parents of students in the District, with regard to an alleged threat on a social media platform. KJAN received a copy of the e-mail which reads:

“We’re aware of the social media threat made to AMS and Schuler. Law enforcement and administration are investigating the threat and taking proper precautions to ensure the safety around the district.

“More information will be available once we have been able to determine the credibility of the threat.”  Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue told KJAN News in a text message this (Sunday) morning, in response to our inquiry, that “We have been made aware and are diligently working on the situation.”

The A-PD also posted on its Facebook page, “The Atlantic Police Department has been made aware of a social media post that was made as a threat to our school district. Our agency along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office have been diligently working on the situation and have been in contact with the Atlantic Community School District to ensure safety precautions are being made and the Governor’s School Safety Bureau for assistance with the investigation.”

Additional information will be released when it is made available to us. KJAN will not elaborate on the nature of the threat until law enforcement has had a chance to complete their investigation.