Threats Made at East End Schools; None Reported in East Hampton

Update, 2 p.m.: Amagansett School's lockout was just lifted. 

Originally, 1:30 p.m.: Three schools to the west are dealing with threats on Thursday. While East Hampton police have been made aware of the situations in Southampton and Riverhead, Town Police Chief Michael Sarlo said there are no threats in East Hampton. 

However, Amagansett School went into lockout mode on Thursday, it would appear as a precaution. Calls there were not immediately returned.

The Southampton Village Police Department informed East Hampton police officials of a lockout situation, and they were also notified of reported bomb threats made at Bishop-McGann Mercy High School in Riverhead and in the Riverhead School District, Chief Sarlo said. "We notified all schools in the town of the situation and as of now we have not been notified of any specific threats here in East Hampton," he said.

The East Hampton School District office said that no added precautions were being taken Thursday.

Scott Farina, the superintendent of schools in Southampton, posted a notice on the district's website after a threat was phoned in to the high school earlier Thursday. The three school buildings were put on lockout status, meaning no one could go in or out, for the rest of the day, and police closed down roads around the school to block access to the building. High school students were to be dismissed just after 2 p.m. "In addition, out of an abundance of caution, all after-school and evening activities districtwide are canceled," Mr. Farina wrote.

RiverheadLocal reported that no bomb was found at Mercy High School Thursday afternoon, and that police are investigating the bomb threat at Riverhead High School. Mercy also received a bomb threat on Wednesday. Students have been dismissed early.

With Reporting By Amanda Fairbanks