Dover Schools Closed Thursday In Wake Of Social Media Threat

DOVER, NY— Schools in the Dover district are closed Thursday after a social media post which initially caused alarm but was deemed by State Police to have “no malicious intent.” The posting was made on Snapchat Wednesday, Feb. 21 around 8:17 p.m.

It stated, “…I heard they are supposed to shoot up both dover and new milford high school tomorrow at 12” (capitalization and punctuation according to the State Police).

A joint investigation with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office found it was posted by a 16-year-old Dover High School student who had no malicious intent.

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Police said the posting was made in connection with rumors circulating about a threat of violence at the New Milford High School which is being investigated by the New Milford Police Department.

The State Police determined that there was no known credible threat concerning any schools in the Dover school district.

The incident comes one day after all schools in the Dover district were evacuated due to bomb threats.

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