Police Investigate After Threat Made; Several East China Schools Closed Friday

EAST CHINA, Mich. (WWJ) -- Marine City High School, Riverview East High School and Marine City Middle School will be closed Friday after a threat is made in the East China School District.

School officials saying online that the closure of the schools is a precautionary measure after receiving a threat at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Marine City police are investigating the incident and are looking into the possibility that the threat may be related to an earlier threat made by a student during the school day.

Stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 for more on this developing story.