PINE PLAINS -- A man in his 40s is holding a middle school principal hostage in his office at the school, according to police on the scene.
The man, who officers said graduated from the district in the 1980s was said to have emotional issues.
Police said the man entered Stissing Mountain Middle School this morning with a rifle, went into a men’s bathroom and eventually found his way to the principal’s office.
At this time, he remains there with the principal.
No shots have been fired, according to police.
Some kids have been evacuated. Parents are now being briefed
Why can’t people just get over it?
I grew up a few miles from Pine Plains. Back in the 1960’s and 1970’s, many of the students and faculty carried a rifle and/or shotgun in their car or truck, particularly this time of the year when many of us went bird or deer hunting before and after school. Back then, a ‘gun incident” was missing a twelve point buck at 100 yards or less.
Yeah, losing the Prom King crown can be a real disappointment.
That is unthinkable. He brought a gun into a gun-free zone?? Who would do something like that??
The popular ones, I guess.