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Newton North Taking Precautions After Alleged Threats on Facebook
Officials say a student made threats on Facebook related to the upcoming junior elections.

Newton Police will be at Newton North High School Tuesday in response to alleged threats made on Facebook by a former student.
Newton North Principal Jennifer Price sent a note to the school community explaining that a former student allegedly made threats on Facebook related to the school's junior elections on Tuesday, according to the Newtonite page on Facebook.
Price's announcement reports that Newton Police, "successfully worked with the individual involved and his family to de-escalate the situation," and that the student and his family have agreed to spend this week in western Massachusetts.
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The student and his family have also apologized for the comments, Price wrote in her announcement.
Still, Price wrote, police officers will be at Newton North on Tuesday, as a precaution, and a "no trespass" order has been issued against the individual.
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