Sleepy Hollow MS/HS Lockdown Lifted: UPDATE

UPDATE: TARRYTOWN, NY — Tarrytown school district officials said police determined there was no immediate threat to students or staff at Sleepy Hollow Middle/High School Friday after a threatening message was found on a classroom whiteboard.

All after-school activities at the middle and high schools were canceled for Friday and a controlled dismissal was begun around 4 p.m., according to a Facebook post.

Other schools were dismissed at their regular times, after school officials consulted with the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow police.

Police will continue their investigation and more details will be provide when available.

TARRYTOWN, NY — Sleepy Hollow Middle/High School has been placed on lockdown Friday because of a threatening message written on a classroom whiteboard, according to a Facebook post from the district.

School officials said the message was found when the teacher returned for class.

"Out of an abundance of precaution, we have placed the middle/high school on a lockdown as police investigate the situation," officials said.

The other buildings have been placed on lockout.

The Tarrytown police said they are assisting Sleepy Hollow and the public schools.

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