Keystone Central School District Superintendent Dr. Francis Redmon issued the following statement after Central Mountain High School students were suddenly switched to a remote-learning day and the facility locked down for a period of time:

“Good Day, Keystone Central School District Families,

“This morning, we received a report of a bomb threat at Central Mountain High School just before students arrived. We immediately contacted the State Police, who have conducted a thorough search of the premises. They determined that there is nothing on school premises to substantiate the threat. Out of an abundance of caution, we shifted to a late-start remote day while law enforcement conducted searches of the CMHS buildings and the surrounding areas. CMMS students were also shifted to a remote day as they share bus routes with CMHS students.

“The safety of our students and staff is paramount, and we take these incidents very seriously. We will be working with law enforcement to hold those making these threats accountable for the disruption and stress their actions have caused. Students should expect to see increased law enforcement presence in the school as we continue to investigate the threat.

“You may also be aware of similar threats at Penn College and Penns Valley School District. We have no evidence that these incidents are connected to the threat to KCSD or CMHS.

“Thank you for your understanding and support of KCSD.”

This was the second threat was made at the school district, with the school going briefly on lockdown Friday following a similar threat. That incident was also found to be unsubstantiated.