AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — Amherst Police say a reported incident at Sweet Home High School on Monday has been resolved.
The school went into lockdown after the Amherst School District Office and the School Resource Officer received calls about a bomb and a gunman inside. The lockdown remained in place while Amherst Police investigated the external threats.
"It was scary, we treated it as real," Sweet Home superintendent Dr. Michael Ginestre said.
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Just before 4 p.m., Amerst Police reported the incident had been resolved.
In response to how parents were notified about the incident, Dr. Ginestre said their priority is keeping everybody safe.
"Whether it's 30 minutes, 40 minutes, 50 minutes, we're working hard with our law enforcement partners to make sure everybody is safe and accounted for in that building first," he said. "Then we'll get a message out as soon as we can."
In the press conference below, Dr. Ginestre said nothing suspicious was found.
Out of an abundance of caution, students were told to leave their backpacks at the school.
Sweet Home will be open on Tuesday with an enhanced police presence. Amerst Police are investigating where the calls came from.
