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School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Westchester School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Westchester
School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Westchester An elementary school in Westchester briefly enacted emergency procedures after a man shouted obscenities at a young student outside of the building, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, June 22 just before 1 p.m., when Greenburgh Police responded to the Seely Place School at 51 Seely Pl. on a report of a man shouting obscenities and making an obscene gesture to a child standing just outside of the building.  According to Captain Frank Farina, the school was placed in lockdown while police responded to the scene and made sure the area was safe.  After no thre…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Lockdown Accidentally Initiated At John Jay High School Lockdown Accidentally Initiated At John Jay High School
Lockdown Accidentally Initiated At John Jay High School A lockdown was accidentally initiated at John Jay High School in Cross River on Thursday. "It appears at this time the emergency procedure was accidentally initiated by a staff member," state police said. "The school resource officer and state police responded to the emergency call, and quickly determined there was no threat to the safety of any member of the student body, staff, or community."

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Tarrytown Public Schools On Lockout After Teacher Gets Threatening Email Tarrytown Public Schools On Lockout After Teacher Gets Threatening Email
Tarrytown Public Schools On Lockout After Teacher Gets Threatening Email All schools in the Tarrytown Public School District are on lockout after a teacher received a threatening email, according to the school district. Superintendent Christopher Borsari said the decision for the lockdown was made Monday morning after a Sleepy Hollow High School teacher received a threatening email message.  The message was shared with the Sleepy Hollow Police who followed up with the Westchester County Intel Center and the Westchester County Police, Borsari said. "Although the threat is considered to be non-credible, as it has been received by numerous school districts th…

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by Kathy Reakes