Another bomb threat at McGann-Mercy High School this morning has led to an early dismissal at the Riverhead parochial school.
This is the second bomb threat in two days at Mercy High School, which sent its students and staff home yesterday after an unknown caller said there was a bomb in the school. No bomb was found in the incident yesterday.
Another call was placed to police today at 10:40 a.m., claiming there was a bomb hidden in a backpack inside Mercy High School, according to Riverhead Police Lt. David Lessard. Police moved all students’ backpacks outside to the baseball field and bussed Mercy High School students to the Riverhead High School Charles Cardona Auditorium.
Forty minutes later, around 11:25 a.m., another call claimed there was also a bomb at Riverhead High School hidden at the front of the building, according to police radio reports.
Riverhead High School is sending its students home early, according to a district-wide Connect-ED phone call. McGann-Mercy High School students are also being sent home.
Riverhead Town Police and Riverhead Fire Department are on scene investigating.
Updates to follow.
