UPDATE: 9:30 a.m.
St. Mary Catholic Schools have been given the all-clear by the Village of Fox Crossing Police Department. All after-school and co-curricular activities will be held as scheduled.
UPDATE: 7:00 a.m:
FOX CROSSING - Fox Crossing officers have located the person that police say sent messages and are interviewing him as of 6 a.m. Thursday.
Officials were notified of a potential threat to the St. Mary School campus at 12:19 a.m. Thursday.
Police say a series of social media messages were sent to a student that led the student and officers to believe that there might be an incident at the school later in the day.
St. Mary Catholic School's personnel made the decision to cancel classes for the day out of precaution.
The investigation is ongoing, however at this time police say the schools and the area are no longer under a threat related to these messages.
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FOX CROSSING, WI -- St. Mary Catholic Schools in Fox Crossing have closed the middle and high schools Thursday because of a credible threat.
School leaders say the threat was in reference to something potentially taking place Thursday at the middle and high school campus.
The schools will close Thursday so law enforcement officials can investigate the situation.
The elementary school is still open.
School leaders say once authorities have determined the campuses are safe, they will notify the public and classes will resume as normal.
The school district sent an email to parents, notifying them about the situation.
