Bullet found in Northport High School hallway 'incapable of being fired,' officials say
Suffolk County Police are parked outside an entrance to Northport High School on Wednesday, a day after an inactive bullet was found in a school hallway. Credit: Rick Kopstein
An inactive bullet found in a Northport High School hallway forced pupils to temporarily stay put Tuesday and led to a Suffolk police search that uncovered nothing suspicious, officials said.
Suffolk police, who returned to the campus Wednesday, said the principal reported the bullet at about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday.
“The round is not capable of being fired, and no weapons were discovered,” Rob Dennis, principal, and Robert Banzer, superintendent, wrote in the first of three joint notices sent Tuesday to parents. “Nor were any threats received,” they added.
In a second notice, announcing students would be let out as usual, the two assured the community: “Again, all students and staff are safe.”
And in the third notice, they stressed the thoroughness of the searches, saying bathrooms, lockers, common areas and classrooms were examined.
“We placed the building in a hold-in-place out of an abundance of caution, which allowed us to immediately inspect the building for potential concerns,” they wrote. The searches were repeated after the students had been dismissed, they added.
On Wednesday morning, students were restricted to three entrances and advised that all backpacks and bags could be searched by school workers, they said.
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