Gananda student charged with falsely reporting an incident

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GANANDA, N.Y. (WHEC) — According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, the student who sparked a lockdown at Gananda Middle School last week has been charged with falsely reporting an incident.

The 8th grader is accused of making a false report of a person with a gun inside the school last Friday.

The student was taken into custody at the start of the school day Monday. School also started after a two-hour delay.

According to the Gananda superintendent, the first two hours of the day were spent providing support for staff and tools to support students.

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