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    Oxford High is suspended after a “false threat”.

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    As a precautionary measure, Oxford High School was placed on lockdown and searched after an unknown caller reported a violent threat at the school Thursday morning.

    According to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement believes the incident was a “false threat” that came from the Netherlands. The gossip call came around 11:45 a.m. and claimed a person in the school bathroom was armed with “an AK-47 automatic rifle and a pipe bomb and was threatening to shoot everyone and detonate the bomb.”

    Students were evacuated and the school alerted parents, Undersheriff Curtis Childs told the Free Press.

    The sheriff’s office sent multiple vehicles to investigate the threat, which proved to be unreliable.

    “Any threat is fully investigated and we will always seek to hold those responsible accountable,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in the news release. “We have even worked with partners in Europe to track people in the past.”

    Since the deadly mass shooting at Oxford High School by then-15-year-old Ethan Crumbley on November 30, 2021, several schools in Michigan have increasingly faced similar threats that turned out to be fake, including Oxford.

    More: James and Jennifer Crumbley get 10 to 15 years in prison for their roles in the Oxford school shooting

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    In February of this year, Oxford High School officials said they received a bomb threat via email, leading to law enforcement being dispatched. But after a search of the school and grounds, the sheriff’s office deemed it a hoax.

    Crumbley, who opened fire at the school in November 2021, killed four students and injured seven others, including a teacher. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges.

    His parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were the first parents convicted in a mass school shooting in the United States. Both were sentenced to at least ten years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.

    The Free Press contacted Oxford High School and Oxford Community Schools for comment but has not yet received a response.

    Nour Rahal is a trends and breaking news reporter. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @nrahal1.

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