EDWARDSVILLE - Classes were canceled on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at Jackson High School in Missouri, and because of that, the scheduled home game against Edwardsville was moved to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Edwardsville.

Jackson R-2 School District announced the game cancellation on its Facebook page with the following: "All home sporting contests that were scheduled for today, Friday, September 13, 2024, will be canceled or postponed due to an investigation of a possible threat against the school. No practices will be held on campus at this time.

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"All home sporting contests scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, September 14, 2024, will also be canceled."

The Jackson R-2 School District also said the closure on Friday will give law enforcement plenty of time to investigate the threat.

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