Education Department: Terror Threat Against School Buses Not Credible

New York State homeland security and counter-terrorism officials have deemed that a Friday is not credible.

The update on the threat came in a state Education Department email sent to school superintendents late Wednesday morning.

“[A]lthough law enforcement authorities are treating this threat seriously and continue to investigate, they are not considering this a credible threat at this time,” the email reads.

The threat came in the form of an anonymous email Friday to state officials with the subject line “Time to Kill” making specific threats of violence to state office buildings, the state Legislature and school buses.

Northport school district administrators posted an alert regarding the threat on the school website this morning, but did not comment.

Elwood Superintendent Peter Scordo released this statement: On Tuesday, April 5 the Elwood Union Free School District received a notice from the New York State Education Department informing us of threats of violence that were made against state legislature, state office buildings, and school buses throughout the state. It is our understanding that all districts throughout the state have received this notice. Earlier today, April 6, our district received an additional notice from the SED, advising us that law enforcement authorities do not deem the threat to be credible.

"While we have been advised that the threat is not credible, our District will continue to emphasize safety precautions with our bus drivers and attendants, including pre and post trip inspections and remaining watchful for any suspicious activity. We will continue to monitor the situation and follow the recommendations as set forth by the SED."