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Brownstown district adds officers at schools after threat to high school student

Brownstown Schools said a call threatened an individual student at Brownstown Central High School on Monday. The district planned extra law enforcement at every school while police and school officials investigated.

Brownstown district adds officers at schools after threat to high school student

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. — Brownstown Schools said it would have additional law enforcement at all of its schools Monday after a caller threatened violence against a student at Brownstown Central High School.

The district said local dispatch received the threat Sunday evening. In a message to families, officials said police and school staff were investigating and that parents were being contacted.

The district described the added police presence as a precaution, saying student safety was its top priority. It did not release further details about the threat or the investigation.

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