Massapequa High School Lockout Lifted, District Officials Say

MASSAPEQUA, NY. — The lockout at Massapequa High School’s main campus has been lifted, school district officials announced Monday morning.

Nassau County police said Monday morning that they had responded to the school at 6:45 a.m. for a possible threat; police further said that the school had been evacuated but did not say what the potential threat was.

In a letter to the school community, district officials said a thorough “grid search” of the building had been conducted by security staff from the district and NCPD patrol units, emergency service officers and detectives.

As of 8:35 a.m., district officials said the lockout on the building had been lifted. The search, district officials said, had confirmed that the building was secure and safe.

The main campus is on a 2-hour delayed opening Monday, but the rest of the district will proceed on its usual schedule, district officials said. High school staff and students who had been directed to Birch Lane Elementary during the evacuation were being returned to the school, district officials said.