Southfield public schools were closed Monday due to a gun threat

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – All schools in the Southfield Public Schools (SPS) district will be closed Monday following a threat made over the weekend.

According to the district, police contacted SPS Sunday evening about a possible threat of gun violence against the district’s high school campuses. Police were unable to determine whether the threat was credible, so the district decided to cancel classes on all school campuses.

In addition to the closure, all extracurricular activities at schools will be canceled.

This threat comes less than two weeks after a 15-year-old student at Southfield Arts & Technology High School was arrested for possession of a loaded gun.

The district is waiting for information from the police before deciding how to proceed after Monday. Anyone with information about the threat is asked to contact District Chief of Staff James Jackson at 248-746-8500 or report the matter to OK2Say.