Napoleon Community Schools -

💐🌷Attention Seniors - Extra Graduation Flowers Available for Purchase!🌼🌸

Each Graduate gets 2 roses for Free to give to their family members. Extra Flowers are $2 each and need to be ordered in the HS office or Mrs. Hampton's room. Money is due 5/12.

UPDATE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

May 6, 2026
Dear Families and Community Members,

I am following up regarding the incident yesterday (5/5/26) that prompted a significant emergency response in our district.

Local officials received multiple reports of a serious threat. Out of an abundance of caution, we immediately implemented safety protocols, including coordination with multiple law enforcement agencies, as well as evacuation and reunification procedures—particularly at the elementary and daycare levels.

Law enforcement has since determined this was a false report, commonly known as a “swatting” incident, in which a fraudulent call is made to trigger a large emergency response.

Most importantly, all students and staff are safe and accounted for. We are grateful for the swift response of our first responders and commend our staff for acting quickly and calmly under pressure.

We recognize this was a stressful experience, especially for our younger students and families. Counseling and support services are available, and we encourage anyone in need to reach out.

We appreciate your patience during reunification, as ensuring student safety must remain our top priority.

Law enforcement continues to investigate, and the district will review our response to identify strengths and areas for improvement. While we cannot share specific security details, we remain committed to continually strengthening our safety practices.

After consultation with our first responder partners, we will resume normal school operations tomorrow, Thursday, 5/7/26. We will continue to share updates as appropriate.

Thank you for your continued trust and support.

Patrick Dillon
Superintendent

CAREER CENTER STUDENTS/PARENTS

Tomorrow, Thursday, 5/7/26

All Career Center students should report to the Napoleon High School cafeteria for a 7:30am meeting before leaving for the Career Center.

Drivers: We request that you please also report to the NHS cafeteria prior to departing for the meeting.

The Career Center and transportation department have been notified of the late arrival.

UPDATE – AS OF 6:40 PM May 5th, 2026

NO SCHOOL FOR ALL NCS STUDENTS TOMORROW Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 to allow time for thorough follow up to today’s situation.

Staff should check their emails for further details.

NMS / NHS Athletics events and practices will proceed as scheduled.

Pirates Cove WILL REMAIN OPEN.

Napoleon Community Schools experienced an alleged critical situation today that initiated a district-wide lockdown at approximately 2:43pm after Middle / High School was released but before Ezra Eby Elementary was released. Students have been successfully reunited with their families. Law enforcement remains onsite, investigations continue. Additional updates will be shared as they become available.

Our staff, students, and especially our local law enforcement agencies acted quickly and professionally to secure all buildings and grounds, ensuring the safety of everyone on site. We are grateful to report that an all-clear has been given.

While no response is ever perfect, this situation was handled with care, urgency, and a strong focus on safety. Communication through multiple channels, including email, social media, our website, and text/all-call systems was shared.

We appreciate your patience with any communication delays or shortcomings. Our top priority was, and always will be, the safety and well-being of the children in our care and those working to resolve the situation safely.

A full review of today’s events will be conducted in collaboration with our first responders to identify any areas for improvement. A crisis support team will be available for any staff or students in need on Thursday, May 7th, 2026.

Ezra Eby Elementary students will be released shortly and bused to the football field, escorted by their teachers and other staff members. Other students on site in other buildings will be cleared and released as soon as possible. Also released to the football field.

If you choose to pick up your student, please be patient as we work through our verification process to ensure student safety. You may carefully head to the NCS Athletic Field (Football field) to pick up your students. Arrangements will be made for students not picked up.

We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available. We appreciate your patience as we focus on student / staff safety. Please drive slowly and carefully when entering the area. Follow the directions of law enforcement and staff on site. *Reunification Update May 5th 3:53 pm

PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE NAPOLEON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AREA. We are in a lock down with law enforcement present. More information will be released as soon as it becomes available.