Education Department: Terror Threat Against School Buses Not Credible

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

The update on the threat came in a state Education Department e-mail 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.

Following that threat, Three Village school district superintendent Neil Lederer said "everybody was put on alert" and the bus company was notified Wednesday morning. He said the district emphasized precautions like not leaving buses unattended and increased general awareness, and was counting on the bus company to take appropriate care. While some districts addressed the threat on their websites, Lederer didn't think it was necessary.

Administrators at The Stony Brook School and Laurel Hill School did not return calls for comment Wednesday.