By Associated Press - Friday, September 4, 2015

JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. (AP) - An unspecified threat has closed down a western Pennsylvania school district heading into the Labor Day weekend.

West Jefferson Hills School District officials said Friday they were looking into a threat at Thomas Jefferson High School.

They sent word of the closure via Twitter and said the superintendent would issue a letter to parents later in the day.



WTAE-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1JSHYTU) police were to have an increased presence at the high school if classes weren’t canceled.

Jefferson Hills is about 11 miles south of downtown Pittsburgh.

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Information from: WTAE-TV, https://www.thepittsburghchannel.com

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