Riverside school closes after threat; 11-year-old boy in custody

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East Dayton Christian School was closed Monday after a threat was made against the school.

A Riverside Police Division investigation determined that an 11-year-old boy from another school threatened to conduct a school shooting, Maj. Matthew Sturgeon said.

The boy is in custody and will be placed into the county juvenile detention center, he said.

“As with any school threat we have a zero-tolerance approach. The city of Riverside partners with all our schools very closely,” Sturgeon said. “This is another example of the school immediately reaching out for assistance and our police department quickly addressed the threat.”

Classes will resume Tuesday after police gave the all clear, Superintendent Lucinda Hume stated in a social media post from the school.

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