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Bomb threat closes Randolph Central schools for the day

School officials say they received the phone threat around 7 A.M.

RANDOLPH, N.Y. — Students in the Randolph Central Schools got an unexpected day off after a bomb threat was phoned into the district Thursday morning.

A message on the district's Facebook page said they got a call around 7 A.M. claiming there was a bomb in the school.

District policy is to treat every threat as credible and immediately notified families of a two-hour delay to the start of the school day. Due to the amount of time it would take law enforcement to clear the campus, the decision was ultimately made to cancel classes for the day.

At the time, there was a small number of children that had already been picked up and taken to a safe area at the school. If parents have not already done so, they can call 358-7019 to make arrangements to get your child home. 

Kaine Kelly, Superintendent of Schools, issued the following statement to district families:

“Safety is the number one priority of every employee of the Randolph Central School District. It is situations like these that remind you how important it is to continually revisit and practice proper safety procedures. We will use this situation as an educational tool for our staff to continue to refine out safety protocols.”

“I cannot express how impressed I was with the response of our staff, students, and community in the face of an unfortunate situation. Everyone pitched in and worked together to ensure the safety of our student body. Rest assured the person or persons responsible for this threat will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”

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