EAST FISHKILL – Acting on a tip, the FBI investigated a bomb threat against the Orchard View Alternative High School in the Wappingers Central School District on Sunday. The FBI, according to Wappingers Schools Superintendent Dr. Dwight Bonk, received a tip about online activity that directed the investigation to a home located in the Wappingers school district boundaries and a person with ties to the school district.
The investigation determined the threat to be non-credible, and Orchard View will operate on a normal schedule of instruction on Monday, November 18, 2024.
Working with the East Fishkill Police Department and Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Bonk says the individual responsible for the threat has been located and the district will be pursuing criminal charges. Dr. Bonk also indicated that the threat will be handled under the policies of the District Code of Conduct…