Sept. 11, 2024

Dear Bronxville Families,

Thank you for your cooperation and patience this afternoon.  

At approximately 1:26 pm, the Bronxville Police Department received information from a National Hotline reporting a potential bomb threat located outside of the school building.  The Bronxville Police and School Leadership Team convened immediately to assess the threat while simultaneously implementing the appropriate protocols, which included putting the School in a Hold in Place.  

Mutual aid from local jurisdictions including the Yonkers PD, Eastchester PD, Tuckahoe PD, Scarsdale PD and Westchester County Police, arrived at the School to assist Bronxville Police.  K-9 Units swept the perimeter of the building, including vehicles in our parking lots and vehicles lining the surrounding streets.

As the Police Department obtained further information related to the threat it became necessary to transition from a Hold in Place to a staggered dismissal of grades 6-12 beginning at 2:35 pm, followed by a staggered dismissal of our Elementary School students on the field.

Following dismissal, K-9 units conducted a search of the entire school building out of an abundance of caution and no devices were located.

The Police Dept is actively investigating the source of the threat and will maintain an increased presence in and around our campus for the remainder of the week as an additional security measure to help reassure our students, staff, and the greater community.

As a result of our preliminary investigation, we do not believe, at this time, that the threat was connected to any current or former Bronxville students.

Events like this are fluid situations that require an immediate all hands on response. While we are sensitive to the need for parent and community notification, be assured the safety of our students, staff and emergency responders are our top priority and as soon as practical, we will communicate with you.

We appreciate our faculty and staff’s professionalism and calm demeanor, which helped reassure our students prior to and throughout dismissal.  We are also grateful to our families, who with short notice facilitated an orderly and smooth dismissal.  As always, we are grateful to our first responders, for their expertise and strong partnership.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to either one of us with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, 

Rachel L. Kelly, Ph.D.               Chief Christopher Satriale

Superintendent                         Chief of Police

The Bronxville School               Bronxville PD