DU QUOIN – Du Quoin CUSD #300 Schools is currently investigating a possible threat to a specific student on a bus route.

Du Quoin Superintendent Steve Mayerhofer wrote on the school district’s website Tuesday that the student who made the statement will not be on the bus or in attendance at school while this investigation is conducted and we will continue to closely monitor the situation. Police were immediately contacted to investigate the incident.

Mayerhofer says the district can’t go into more detail about this incident because of student privacy laws and because the investigation is ongoing. Mayerhofer says they take all threats seriously as the safety of their students and staff is their top priority.

He says after consultation with local authorities, the district feels comfortable that the school is safe at this time.