Police increase presence at Walt Whitman High School after receiving threat

Police tell News 12 the threat was called in to them around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

News 12 Staff

Oct 19, 2022, 9:13 AM

Updated 799 days ago

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News 12 has learned there will once again be a police presence at Walt Whitman High School in South Huntington today after another threat against the school.
Police tell News 12 the threat was called in to them around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Police say they are working with school officials.
The threat comes exactly a month after another threat was made to Walt Whitman High School.
As News 12 has reported, that initial threat was made on Snapchat Sept. 18.
Police believe it came from a young person who lives in England.