GRANDVILLE, Mich. — All evening home events have been canceled, says Grandville Superintendent, Roger Bearup, but away sports will continue.
The cancellation comes just shy of 12 hours after the school day was canceled for a threat.
From the letter sent to parents: "Out of an abundance of caution, ALL evening home events, practices, and extracurricular activities including Community Education programs and the GEF Kindergarten Tailgate are canceled for tonight, Thursday, September 19, 2024."
"The Grandville Education Foundation regrets having to cancel this evening's Kindergarten Tailgate. We remain committed to providing a fun and memorable experience for our kindergartners and their families and will announce a new date soon," Jason Cronkrite, President of the Grandville Education Foundation (GEF) told FOX 17. "We fully support Grandville Public Schools' decision to prioritize student safety."
The GEF Kindergarten Tailgate is a huge event put on each year to welcome students to their school career and the Grandville Public Schools community. The organization is working to reschedule the event.
"We are committed to creating a fun and memorable event for all our kindergarteners and their families and cannot wait to celebrate with you!" the GEF said.
Away sporting contests will continue, per the district.
As of right now, school being in session for Friday is still in question.
Investigation Update
The threat against Grandville schools was reported through OK2SAY, the statewide hotline for reporting safety issues connected to K-12 students. Grandville police say other school districts in Michigan and other state received similar threats.
The threat appears to not be credible, according to investigators.
Grandville police reminds everyone to report any kind of information that might be a threat instead of re-posting it on social media.
Reports can be submitted through OK2SAY or Silent Observer.
A second update from Bearup confirmed school will resume Friday, Sept. 20. We're told the threat included an image that originally came from Arizona. The school district echoes investigators in that the threat is not believed to be credible.
"The safety of our school community is always our highest priority," Bearup writes. "The decision to close school is not done lightly. We will always err on the side of caution to investigate the credibility of any threat to our schools."
Bearup says additional staff will be available Friday to help those who need it.
*** EDITORS NOTE***
A previous version of this article stated that sports would continue, implying the home games would be played. That is not the case. Only AWAY games are going on as scheduled. We apologize for the confusion this may have caused.
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