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Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of School In Northern Westchester Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of School In Northern Westchester
Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of School In Northern Westchester A school in Northern Westchester was evacuated after a staff member reported an odor of gas for the second time in two months.  Earlier Report - Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police On Wednesday, Jan. 11, around 10:30 a.m., a teacher at Wampus Elementary School in Armonk reported an odor of gas in the building, which was then reported to North Castle Police. After this, all students and staff at the school were evacuated while fire officials investigated the odor.  No gas leak was detected, prompting the school to return to a normal day…

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by Ben Crnic
News
New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat
New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat This story has been updated. A Hudson Valley elementary school was evacuated due to a bomb threat. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, Dec. 15 at New City Elementary School in New City. According to Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, school staff told police that a caller stated there a bomb in the school. The phone call abruptly ended and the Clarkstown Police Department was notified. As the initial responding officers arrived on the scene students were already being evacuated from the building and placed onto school buses in order to be safely mov…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation At School In Westchester Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation At School In Westchester
Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation At School In Westchester Students and staff were forced to evacuate a school in Westchester after a bomb threat was made targeting a building within the district. The Woodland Middle High School in Greenburgh was evacuated at around 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, when there was a reported bomb threat made, district officials announced. According to officials, the students walked calmly to the neighboring Leffell School on West Hartsdale Avenue, where they were temporarily housed in the cafeteria with faculty support. In response to the threat, there was also an increased police presence at the schools as a precauti…

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by Zak Failla
News
Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley
Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley Firefighters took quick action after a malfunctioning boiler caused a carbon monoxide leak at a Hudson Valley elementary school. The incident took place Monday, Oct. 25, around 11:30 a.m. when an automatic fire alarm at Warring Elementary in the City of Poughkeepsie alerted firefighters to the problem.  Upon arrival, it was discovered that the building had been evacuated of all children and staff and a manual pull station had been activated due to a haze and there was an alarm sounding, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department said. The building was checked out with multimeters and a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools
Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools Some top officials in one of Westchester’s largest school districts have expressed outrage after being among the county’s school districts targeted by schemers making threats. In the span of three days this week, four schools in Westchester - Yonkers Middle/ High School, Mount Vernon High School, Blind Brook High School, and the Yonkers Montessori Academy - were forced to evacuate students and staff due to unfounded threats that were reported.  Each of the threats proved to be unfounded, and responding police investigators found no credible threat at any of the buildings. 
“Our school…

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by Zak Failla