Education Department: Terror Threat Against School Buses Not Credible

New York State homeland security and counter-terrorism officials have deemed that a Friday is not credible.

The update on the threat came in a state Education Department email sent to school superintendents late Wednesday morning.

“[A]lthough law enforcement authorities are treating this threat seriously and continue to investigate, they are not considering this a credible threat at this time,” the email reads.

The threat came in the form of an anonymous email Friday to state officials with the subject line “Time to Kill” making specific threats of violence to state office buildings, the state Legislature and school buses.

Kings Park Central School District administrators posted information regarding the threat on the school website this morning titled Safety Issues.

According to the website the district alerted bus drivers to take extra care in checking their buses and to be observant of anyone or any vehicle that looks suspicious.

The message went on to say that principals will address safety issues with students in all schools and that the district will do everything it can to ensure students have a safe ride to school.