Threat Made Against Poughkeepsie School

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A former student of Poughkeepsie High School made a threat against the school which prompted a lockdown, Interim Superintendent Kathleen Farrell said.

An agency that partners with the district told officials about the threat, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.

The school was put into a lockdown, and police advised them an individual was in custody.

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