Last night, the Hudson Police Department issued the following press release:
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Hudson City Police Department received several third-party reports that a student at the High School stated he was going to "shoot up the school tomorrow." This statement has not been confirmed. However, out of an abundance of caution officers will be taking extraordinary measures to make sure the overall safety of our community and our students.
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is the lead agency investigating this report with our full assistance.
The student who was alleged to make this threat was removed from school and will not be returning tomorrow.
As active investigation is underway and we will update information as it becomes available.
"Students and parents should be aware that we are treating this situation very seriously. Our Department and the Columbia County Sheriff's Department have dedicated considerable resources in order to ensure everyone's safety." Chief
The following statement from Lisamarie Spindler, superintendent of the Hudson City School District, appeared on Facebook:
I just got back from the high school and all is well. I can tell you, with a bit of oversimplifying, that we have some serious -- and longtime -- problems with .... reporting on schools. Our local media does not "cover" schools, and our local social media is filled with half-baked rumors masquerading as facts. This is one reason I have been teaching journalism in the schools themselves -- to give kids as young as third grade some basic skills in observation and reporting. (See https://www.schoollifemedia.org/sln). But you can't expect to throw a young reporter into a story like the one above and get anything except press releases from the brass, who have their own missions. Please, Register Star and Mid-Hudson Cable: start reporting on and paying attention to what is going on in the schools day-to-day and at Board meetings....
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