All-clear given after two schools on Long Island locked down from threat

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
All-clear given after 2 schools on Long Island locked down
Stacey Sager has the latest details.

ALBERSTON, Long Island (WABC) -- An all-clear was given Tuesday after two schools on Long Island were locked down because of a threat.[br /][br /]The lockdown was lifted at Herricks Middle School and Herricks High School, but not before causing some anxious moments for students and parents.[br /][Ads /][br /]SWAT teams came to both schools after police say a threat was made at about 1 p.m.[br /][br /]Sources say it was a phone call through the 911 system about a female student supposedly heading to the middle school from the high school with a gun.[br /][br /]Every room in both schools was systematically searched while students sheltered in place.[br /][Ads /][br /]Worried parents rushed to the schools to pick up their children.[br /][br /]Police say there was no individual with a weapon, and no one was injured.

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