A hoax shooting threat caused chaos at Long Beach High School in Long Island, leaving students terrified and confused. While some students were forced to continue exams watched over by armed police, others hid in classrooms for hours. Senior Nick Melnikov described being unable to leave after completing his test, while Sophia Ferrera expressed distress over being made to return to class post-lockdown, feeling that the traumatic experience had not been acknowledged. The incident raised concerns about students' emotional well-being following such threats, even if fake.
"I thought they were just going to let everyone go home," Ferrera said, shocked that she was forced to go to her next class after that experience.
Melnikov, whose exam was scheduled to end at 10:30 a.m., said he wasn't allowed to leave until 2:30 p.m., stuck in the school and shuffled from room to room for hours after finishing his test.
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