Long Island news, weather, traffic, schools and LIRR updates for Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Wantagh High School is at 3297 Beltagh Ave. in Wantagh. (July 10, 2012) Credit: Amy Onorato
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Students from Wantagh High School and Wantagh Middle School returned to class Wednesday morning following a threat that was reported in one of the high school's boys bathrooms, according to a district representative.
Around 9:30 a.m., students at the high school and nearby middle school were evacuated to the high school football field while a search took place.
Students returned to class at 11 a.m. The district representative referred questions about the nature of the threat to law enforcement.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 2: Garden City vs. Massapequa, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the hype of the Garden City vs. Massapequa matchup, plus Tess Ferguson at Floyd girls tennis with the Van Cott twins, the plays of the week and a high school fantasy football update on the latest epsiode of Sarra Sounds Off.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 2: Garden City vs. Massapequa, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the hype of the Garden City vs. Massapequa matchup, plus Tess Ferguson at Floyd girls tennis with the Van Cott twins, the plays of the week and a high school fantasy football update on the latest epsiode of Sarra Sounds Off.
