ELLENVILLE – Two 13-year-old eighth-grade boys attending Ellenville Junior-Senior High School are in hot water after they jokingly made a threat about a gun on Thursday morning.
Village Police converged on the school along with the Ulster County Sheriff’s and District Attorney’s Offices and State Police.
There were no weapons and no injuries involved when the building was searched as part of a lockdown.
“The point here is no one should ever make a comment in jest, especially in light of the tragedy in Texas,” said Chief Phillip Mattracion.
The one boy who made the comment was turned over to school officials where he will face disciplinary action.
The local incident traumatized students and staff in the wake of this week’s senseless massacre of fourth-grade students and teachers.
