Local Schools on Delay and Closed Due to Threats
Area schools are on a two-hour delay, and some have closed due to threats received by the school districts. Hudson Falls and Queensbury are among the schools under a two-hour delay for Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, due to these threats.
According to The Hudson Falls Central School District website, Hudson Falls CSD – along with a number of other local schools – received bomb threats. The Hudson Falls Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were both notified. The validity of this claim is currently being investigated.
Queensbury Union Free School District notified families via phone message; the message indicated that a threat was received, and that a two-hour delay was in effect. According to Spectrum 1 News, the listing of schools that are either on delay or are closed include: Argyle, Cambridge, Granville, Fort Ann, Fort Edward, Greenwich, Hartford, Hudson Falls, Salem, White Hall, and Queensbury .
Glens Falls City School District communicated with families via email: “Schools in our area have received emailed bomb threats this morning, Which is causing delayed starts. Glens Falls HAS NOT received any type of threat, as of this time. Our School Resource Officers are conducting walkthroughs of the HS/MS, and additional police presence will be at each elementary building, purely for the precaution and reassurance for the students and staff. As always, please be aware of your surroundings, and if you see something, say something,” the email stated.
We will continue to follow up as this story develops and more information becomes available.