No School Friday, December 17, 2021

Today all schools in Minnesota were informed of a potential national Tik Tok challenge threatening schools. This nationwide challenge has now affected us locally. 
At one point today, a student in Morrison County reported that he saw a post on Tik Tok that specifically referenced several schools in our region as part of this national threat, and one of them was Pierz Schools.
At this point, Law Enforcement is investigating details into that report. Given that threat, and with utmost safety of our staff and students in mind, Pierz and a couple other schools in our area are taking action to close schools tomorrow. Our decisions for now are as follows:

1. We will cancel any home events tonight.
2. We will not have school tomorrow, Friday, December 17th. No staff or students will be allowed to come into the school.  We will be working with law enforcement to verify safety.

Any decisions on school events Friday evening and Saturday will be made after further consulting with law enforcement.  Students and parents will be notified regarding those decisions.
Please continue to speak with your children regarding responsible social media usage and encourage them to report inappropriate behaviors. —Superintendent George Weber