POUGHKEEPSIE – Poughkeepsie Middle and High Schools will continue the “remote learning” schedule on Tuesday, March 22, as a social media threat is investigated. A social media threat aimed at the two schools was received on Sunday, March 20, forcing the schools to transition to remote learning on Monday.
The threat was received by Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) officials on Sunday. The threat indicated that a shooting at Poughkeepsie Middle and High Schools was going to occur on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this week. The complaint was immediately forwarded to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.
The earlier story, reported by Mid-Hudson News, can be found here.
On Monday afternoon a PCSD official told Mid-Hudson News that the two schools would remain on the remote learning schedule on Tuesday while the credibility of the social media threat made against both schools is still being investigated by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.
Students and staff are expected to engage in remote learning using the traditional bell schedule.