A New Jersey school district on Monday ordered all schools closed due to a threat made on social media against a school staff member, allegedly by a district staff member on leave who has since been arrested.

Montclair School District administrators became aware of a threat made on social media Sunday against a member of staff at the Northeast Elementary School, whose identity has not been released by police. Police on Monday arrested 45-year-old Amir Doctry, a district staff member currently on administrative leave who was charged with making terroristic threats.

“The Montclair School District received an unspecified threat which led to the decision to close schools on Monday January 13, 2025. The Montclair Police Department and The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are actively investigating this matter. Currently there is no immediate threat to the safety of the schools,” the county prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

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