Amherst Regional High School was closed Monday after school officials discovered a social media post in which a student wrote of carrying a weapon on school grounds. Amherst police were investigating the post and closed the building as a precaution, said a statement posted on the school website. “We’re hoping that the school will be open tomorrow, but we’re still awaiting word from the police,” said Kimberly Stender, a volunteer coordinator for the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District. Superintendent Maria Geryk and principal Mark Jackson planned to hold an information session in the Amherst Regional Middle School’s auditorium Monday night.
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