Martins Ferry City Schools cleared by police, reopening Jan. 4

Posted: Dec 19, 2022 / 06:55 PM EST

Updated: Dec 20, 2022 / 11:02 PM EST

UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, 3:30 p.m.

Martins Ferry City Schools Superintendent Jim Fogle released a statement Tuesday afternoon that schools will reopen Jan. 4.

Schools closed yesterday due to a written threat.

Fogle said the Martins Ferry Police Department, with the assistance of the Wheeling Police Department K-9 unit, cleared the campus for re-entry.

Extracurricular activities will resume today, Tuesday, and school will resume Jan. 4.

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio (WTRF) — Officials with the Martins Ferry City School District have canceled extracurricular activities immediately and classes tomorrow due to a “written threat,” according to their Twitter feed and Athletic Director Greg Harkness.

The Martins Ferry Schools campus will be closed on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. There will be no bus transportation to the JVS. pic.twitter.com/THE6m5Gre8
— MFHS (@MFHS_Riders) December 19, 2022

A letter signed by Superintendent Jim Fogle and posted to Twitter states that “we found a written threat to the health and safety of our students and staff. The threat is alleged to take place at school tomorrow, 12-20-22.”

Fogle writes that the Martins Ferry Police Department will sweep the buildings.

7News reached out to Fogle for more information.

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