Lockdown Over At White Plains High School: UPDATE

UPDATE: The police have completed their sweep of the school and the students are now cleared to be released. Students riding the bus will be taking their normal bus routes home. Those parents who pick up their children at the school are now permitted to proceed to the school.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — The White Plains Department of Public Safety received an unscheduled lockdown notification from White Plains High School. The police department responded and is clearing the building at this time.

Authorities said there was no indication as to why the lockdown notification was sent.

There are no injuries at the school, police said, and the police department is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the lockdown notification.

At this time, authorities said, it appears to be a computer error.

Due to the police activity surrounding the clearance of the lockdown, there will be a delay in dismissal.

Once the lockdown is lifted, buses will be transporting students home on their usual routes. Parents who are intending to pick up their children at school should go the United Methodist Church on Bryant Avenue. Once the police have cleared the lockdown, those parents will be permitted to go to the school for normal pick-up. The school district is asking that parents do not come to the school until the lockdown has cleared.

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