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Sewanhaka board describes weapon incident at New Hyde Park Memorial, pledges review of safety communications
Summary
Board members reported that a student was apprehended after an anonymous tip led police to recover an unloaded BB gun and a folding knife at New Hyde Park Memorial; the district said it debriefed with police and will review its communication and safety protocols.
A Sewanhaka Central High School District official told the board on Nov. 24 that an anonymous tip earlier this month led law enforcement to a student at New Hyde Park Memorial who had brought a weapon to campus. "Within minutes, the Nassau County Police Department and Homeland Security arrived on campus and the student was apprehended," the official said, adding that "an unloaded BB gun and a multipurpose folding knife were retrieved from the student's backpack."
The district said the police escorted the…
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