Stranger Incident at Commack Middle School

The Commack School District posted an alert Friday concerning an incident in which a student was approached by an adult stranger while waiting at his bus stop.

According to the district alert, a middle-aged woman approached a Commack Middle School student while he was waiting at his bus stop, located at Lauren Avenue and Pashen Place in Dix Hills the morning of Dec. 19. The student described the woman as having brown hair that was grey on the sides of her head. She was said to have been driving a dark red, four-door, older model vehicle. School administrators said that she asked the student a question about his family, which he did not answer.

The district said that police were notified and that a report was filed. 

“The District’s main concern is the safety of our students and in conjunction with our security personnel and other staff, we will continue to do everything in our power to assure student and staff safety at all times,” administrators wrote in a statement on the district’s website.

Parents are encouraged to review the district’s Safety Tips and talk to their children about being cautious around strangers.