A New Jersey school district was forced to shelter in place on Thursday after it received threats of violence related to a controversial social media post referencing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Linden police issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying that the person responsible for the inflammatory video about Kirk’s assassination was erroneously identified as a district employee.

“The individual referred to is not, nor has ever been, an employee of Linden public schools (in) Linden New Jersey,” police said.

“As a result of this misidentification, the Linden School district has been flooded with threats of violence.”

Police said parents can expect to see an added law enforcement presence at the district’s 11 schools.

The district posted a similar statement on

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