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Further details about what happened or how many students were involved have not been released.

Smith declined to discuss the incident, citing the ongoing investigation, when reached Tuesday morning. The sheriff said only that no one was believed to have been injured and that no charges had been filed yet.

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“We are working with the school to investigate and hold people accountable,” Smith said.

A statement from the school district said only that there was an incident involving a group of students in the high school’s common area, which led to a lockdown from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday

High school staff immediately intervened to defuse the situation, and local law enforcement was called and responded to assist, the district’s statement said.

“Violence is never the solution and we will not tolerate it in our schools,” Superintendent Richard Ruberti said in a prepared statement. “We want our community to know that the district takes these situations very seriously. We are committed to a school culture in which all students demonstrate respect for themselves, their peers and staff.”

Ruberti did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday morning.

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Students approved by the district are expected to adhere to the high school handbook and comply with the standards of the district code of conduct, including disciplinary procedures.

“We work tirelessly to make our school a safe and welcoming place for students, and we will continue to reinforce appropriate behavior and create a positive school climate,” Amsterdam High School Principal Mike Gennett said in a prepared statement. “This is not representative of the culture we want for our school.”

County officials will meet Wednesday with officials from local law enforcement, the city of Amsterdam and Montgomery County to “explore opportunities for collaboration aimed at effectively addressing behavioral issues.”

The district encouraged students who need additional support to contact the high school counseling center at any time.

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Measures to improve school safety and initiatives to improve school culture have been a priority in recent years, particularly as social and emotional issues that led to behavioral problems emerged as students returned to school after remote learning due to the pandemic.

Security measures and protocols were tightened earlier this year after a 14-year-old student allegedly brought at least one weapon into the high school during the day on Jan. 30. School officials only learned of the incident when a parent overheard a conversation at a basketball game that evening and alerted authorities.

A 14-year-old student owned a gun at Amsterdam High School, according to the sheriff

The student, whose name was not released due to age reasons, was allegedly in possession of two loaded handguns when he was taken into custody outside school grounds that same evening. The firearms were allegedly stolen from a house in the city of Amsterdam.

The teen was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds, two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

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Authorities respond to bomb threat at Amsterdam High School

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A 14-year-old student owned a gun at Amsterdam High School, according to the sheriff

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