Updated: Fox Lane High School Students Return to Class After Bomb Threat Evacuation

Updated, 1 p.m.

Students were allowed back into their classes at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning after Westchester County Bomb Squad and Bedford Police swept the building with bomb sniffing dogs and gave the administration an “all clear," district officials confirmed.

Students were evacuated just after 9 a.m. this morning after a graffiti bomb threat was discovered on a bathroom wall.

When asked when the message may have been written, Schools Superintendent Jere Hochman said,"We take precautions daily to check all restrooms and other locations for graffiti every night yet it is still impossible to determine when graffiti is written. When we are aware that something “new” appears during the day (any kind of graffiti), we do have a means to investigate more closely. At this time, we do not know who might have written it yet we hope that if another student knows, he or she will be responsible and report it."

The district sent an email message at 1 p.m. which said that students and staff were safe and back on a modified schedule for classes and activities. All afterschool and evening activities are on a regular schedule.

In addition, the message said, school officials will take "additional precautionary measures" when the school is locked tonight and during Friday morning's arrival time. Police will continue to investigate the situation to find the individual who made the threat.

In June, 2011, Fox Lane Middle School students l. The Westchester County police bomb squad was called in to assist in searching for any devices. Nothing was found.

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A graffiti bomb threat has resulted in a temporary evacuation of Fox Lane High School, district officials said this morning.

Here is the message in full, sent at 9:39 a.m.:

This is the Bedford Central School District.  The Fox Lane High School has received a graffiti bomb threat.  As a precaution, we are temporarily evacuating the so Westchester County can do a sweep of the building.  All students and staff are safe and being accounted for.  We will re-enter the building when it is determined to be all clear.   We will keep you posted as more information is available.

Please do not come to the Fox Lane Campus as we are limiting entrancing and exiting at this time.

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