Eastpointe elementary school closed Monday as police investigate threats

EASTPOINTE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - An elementary school in Eastpointe was closed Monday after receiving threats, school officials said. Forest Park Elementary School received multiple threatening phone calls to the front office just before student drop-off at 8:09 a.m. on Monday, April 10, according to Caitlyn Kienitz, the Eastpointe Community Schools Communications and Marketing Coordinator. School officials immediately reported the calls to law enforcement, and the building was locked down. Police responded and secured the building and the neighborhood. Students and staff who had already arrived at the school were...