Harvey School Reopens Monday With Police Presence

KATONAH, NY — The Harvey School opened for classes Monday with a police presence after the campus was closed Friday because of a threat made on social media. Bedford Police investigaed the threat of violence posted on the school’s Twitter account and found it not credible.

The school said an anonymous source posted the threat before students arrived, lohud.com reported.

Students who reside at the campus were on lockdown during the police search.

Schools across the nation have been on high alert since 17 people, many of them students, were killed and 16 more injured in a Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Threats to schools, many of them turning out to be unsubstantiated, have skyrocketed

According to The Educator's School Safety Network, there have been 532 school-based threats or violent incidents in the U.S. since the Parkland shooting — an average of 88.7 per school day. In all, 490 schools in 49 states have been threatened or had actual violence happen, according to the group.

For more, read the complete lohud.com article here.

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