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'Concerning' Interactions Between Person, Students At Hudson Valley HS Being Investigated 'Concerning' Interactions Between Person, Students At Hudson Valley HS Being Investigated
'Concerning' Interactions Between Person, Students At Hudson Valley HS Being Investigated School officials in the Hudson Valley are warning of "concerning" interactions between an individual and students off-campus of a high school.  The "incidents" have been taking place in Dutchess County outside of John Jay High School in East Fishkill, said Dr. Dwight Bonk, the superintendent of the Wappingers Central School District. "It has been reported that this individual has approached students after school hours near John Jay High School," Bonk said. The school district is working in collaboration with the East Fishkill Police Department to investigate the incidents, Bonk a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Orange County Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Orange County
Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Orange County A teacher was injured during a fight between two students at a school in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County on Monday, March 6 at Middletown High School. The fight took place in a hallway outside a classroom.  The teacher was injured while attempting to intervene, said Amy Creeden, Superintendent of Schools for the Enlarged City School District of Middletown. "This saddens our entire school community and we are thinking of the faculty member during this difficult time," Creeden said in a letter to staff.  Security staff responded immediately, arriv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Details Emerge After 5 Males Try To Enter HS In Hudson Valley, Flee After Security Denies Entry Details Emerge After 5 Males Try To Enter HS In Hudson Valley, Flee After Security Denies Entry
Details Emerge After 5 Males Try To Enter HS In Hudson Valley, Flee After Security Denies Entry School officials have provided an update on a group of males who tried to enter a high school in Westchester County before being denied entry. Earlier Report - 5 Men Try To Enter Eastchester HS, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police The update was given in regard to an incident on Friday, Jan. 20, when five unidentified males tried to enter Eastchester High School and were turned away by a security guard.  In a statement sent to parents on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Eastchester Union Free School District Superintendent Ronald Valenti said that the five were identified as high sch…

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by Ben Crnic
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Mother Sneaks Into Hudson Valley HS Dressed As Student To Watch Daughter Fight, Police Say Mother Sneaks Into Hudson Valley HS Dressed As Student To Watch Daughter Fight, Police Say
Mother Sneaks Into Hudson Valley HS Dressed As Student To Watch Daughter Fight, Police Say The mother of a high school student in the region has been arrested for allegedly sneaking into the school dressed as a student so she could watch her daughter fight with another student. The incident took place in Dutchess County at Arlington High School around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17. Immediately following the altercation, it was discovered that the mother of one of the students involved in the fight was in the building without prior authorization, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. "She allegedly entered the building during arrival disg…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
5 Men Try To Enter HS In Hudson Valley, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police 5 Men Try To Enter HS In Hudson Valley, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police
5 Men Try To Enter HS In Hudson Valley, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police Security measures proved effective when five unknown men were denied entry to a high school in Westchester County, police said.  On Friday, Jan. 20, five unidentified men tried to enter Eastchester High School at the school's single point of entry but were prevented from going inside by a security guard, according to Eastchester Schools Superintendent Ronald Valenti and Eastchester Police. The security guard had asked for the men's school-issued identification, which they could not produce. They then left the school on foot and drove away in a northbound direction on Route 22,&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
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Online Threat Under Investigation At School District In Area Online Threat Under Investigation At School District In Area
Online Threat Under Investigation At School District In Area Two Hudson Valley schools will be open on Friday, Sept. 16, despite an online threat. The threat originated in Orange County circulating among students via Apple Airdrop at Middletown High School, said Amy Creeden, superintendent of the district of Middletown. The district has canceled a planned pep rally and increased police presence outside the building and around the campus of the high school and Twin Towers Middle School. Creeden said the threat said: “on 9/16 the school will be shot up during the pep rally if u don’t wanna get lit up don’t show up AK-17 will be used”. The post appea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Girl Killed In Stabbing In Hudson Valley Was Cheerleading Captain Girl Killed In Stabbing In Hudson Valley Was Cheerleading Captain
Girl Killed In Stabbing In Hudson Valley Was Cheerleading Captain A Westchester community is in mourning after a popular teen remembered as a cheerleading captain and honor roll student was fatally stabbed during a parade celebrating her high school basketball team’s state championship. Officials said that shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, April 8 in Mount Vernon, a fight broke out during the high school’s celebratory parade between multiple girls that left two with stab wounds. One teen suffered non-life-threatening lacerations, while the other, later identified as 16-year-old Kayla Green, suffered a critical stab wound and died from her injuries en route…

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by Zak Failla
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Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley
Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley A Dutchess County middle school student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a BB gun to school despite enhanced procedures. The student was charged on Thursday, March 10 at Poughkeepsie Middle School, said Irwin Goldberg, the public information officer for the Poughkeepsie School District. "District officials are reviewing video and gathering facts via internal investigation to determine how the weapon may have gotten into the school," said Goldberg.  Any information will be shared with law enforcement, he added. The student was not identified due to his age. See Earlier Story…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen
Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen Social media threats that forced a Hudson Valley middle school and high school to close for two days were deemed not credible and the buildings are scheduled to reopen with new security measures put in place, officials announced. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District canceled classes at the two buildings on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb. 23 due to a social media threat that was made on Snapchat. Original story - Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley In the afternoon on Feb. 23, a spokesperson for the district announced tha…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley
Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley A high school was locked down and security was beefed up after gunshots rang out near the building. In Westchester, police officials in Mount Vernon confirmed that there were at least three gunshots fired near the high school on Monday afternoon, Feb. 7, leading to a temporary lockdown and subsequent increased security around the building on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The gunshots were fired shortly before 2:30 p.m., officials said. No injuries were recorded and three shell casings were found at the scene. In a statement, Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said the gunfire came fr…

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by Zak Failla
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Intruder Enters High School In Westchester Intruder Enters High School In Westchester
Intruder Enters High School In Westchester A Westchester school district was put on high alert when an intruder “exhibiting signs of emotional distress” entered an area high school and refused to comply with security, officials said. White Plains Schools Superintendent Joseph Ricca informed the community that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, the person entered the high school in an emotional state and refused to follow the directives of security officers when questioned. Ricca said that district safety protocols were enacted and the building was put into a temporary lockdown as White Plains High School security and …

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by Zak Failla
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Intruder Tries To Enter School In Hudson Valley Intruder Tries To Enter School In Hudson Valley
Intruder Tries To Enter School In Hudson Valley Security has been beefed up at a Hudson Valley elementary school after an unwanted intruder attempted to gain access to the building, officials said. On Wednesday, May 19, in Westchester County, a man sought to enter the Waverly School in Eastchester, officials said, ringing the doorbell, attempting to open the door, and standing outside for several minutes until law enforcement arrived. The suspect - whose name has not been released - was taken into custody, arrested, and charged with trespassing for attempting to enter the building unlawfully. Eastchester Schools Superintendent Robert G…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Attempts To Gain Entry Into Dobbs Ferry High School, Report Says Man Attempts To Gain Entry Into Dobbs Ferry High School, Report Says
Man Attempts To Gain Entry Into Dobbs Ferry High School, Report Says A 60-year-old man allegedly attempted to get onto the campus of a Westchester high school before school security turned him away. The incident took place on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Dobbs Ferry High School, when the man attempted to come on campus saying he was looking for a job for his son, said Elizabeth Hausman, spokeswoman for the school.  Security recognized quickly that something was not right and denied him access to the school, she added. Police were notified and it was later learned that the same man, identified as Donald Bennett, allegedly attempted to gain access to an E…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Lockouts Lifted Following Incident At Area School Lockouts Lifted Following Incident At Area School
Lockouts Lifted Following Incident At Area School This story has been updated. Lockouts at three schools in Westchester have been lifted after a threat at a nearby private academy was contained to that campus, police said. The schools, Columbus Elementary, Westlake Middle School and Westlake High School, in Mount Pleasant, were put on lockdown around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, following some type of threat and police investigation at the EF Academy, said Mount Pleasant School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis Kotes. "All police supervisors have reconciled that it is safe for us to dismiss our students," Kotes said in an email to par…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Security Heightened After Online Shooting Threat Made Against Area HS Security Heightened After Online Shooting Threat Made Against Area HS
Security Heightened After Online Shooting Threat Made Against Area HS Heightened security measures at schools located in town have been implemented after an online threat was made against Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New Castle Police said. The New Castle Police Department was contacted at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2  by Amazon security about an expired threat made against Horace Greeley High School. The threat was that there would be a school shooting on Dec. 26, 2018, "Our investigation has determined that the threat was made through an online gaming website," New Castle Police said in a statement, adding the department "does n…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets NJ Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint 'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets NJ Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint
'Joke' School Shooting Post Gets NJ Boy, 12, Delinquency Complaint GARFIELD, N.J. – A 12-year-old Garfield boy must go before a family court judge after police said he threatened a school shooting on social media and then said it was just a joke. School officials notified police Friday morning about a “threatening post [that] indicated a Garfield school shooting was going to occur on Monday and then indicated that the post is a joke,” Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. School officials and police took it seriously: Detectives issued a delinquency complaint against the middle schooler for offenses which, if committed by an adult, would equal causing a false publ…

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by Jerry DeMarco