Southampton Schools Determined to be Safe After Phone Threat

Photo: Southampton School District Information Facebook page

After the Southampton High School received a phone threat on Thursday, the district announced on Friday that the buildings have been determined to be safe.

On Thurday, all three schools in the district were on lockdown after the school received a phone call from an anonymous caller threatening the high school from an outside source.

After a lockdown in the afternoon, students were all dismissed at regular time but all after school activities were cancelled.

According to 27east, police received a call on Thursday shortly after 11:30 a.m. from someone who threatened to drive a box truck into the school and blow it up.

The Southampton Village Police conducted an investigation and on Friday announced there was no evidence to substantiate that there was any credible threat, according to a message from Superintendent Scott Farina on the district’s Facebook page.

All regular class schedules and activities will proceed as normal on Friday.

“While these matters have become all too commonplace in our society, it is of the utmost importance that we take these threats seriously, as the health and safety of our students and staff is our first priority,” Farina wrote on the Facebook page.

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