Bullets sent to New York school in severe shipping error, superintendent says
MANORVILLE, NY - A New York school teacher found bullets inside a box with new classroom supplies after a vendor made "a severe packaging and shipping error," according to the district.
Box of bullets mistakenly shipped to school
What we know:
A teacher at Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School found the bullets while unpacking newly-delivered classroom supplies Tuesday morning.
"While checking the inventory from Blick Art Materials, the teacher came across a separate, sealed box inside the shipment. Upon opening this inner box, the teacher discovered that it contained a box of bullets," Superintendent Joseph A. Steimel wrote in a letter to parents that was obtained by FOX 5 NY.
"A severe packaging and shipping error"
What they're saying:
The teacher immediately notified school security and the Suffolk County Police Department was called to take possession of the bullets, according to Steimel.
"Based on the preliminary investigation, it is clear that this was a severe packaging and shipping error made by the external vendor or distributor as the label for the smaller box was to be shipped to a sports store in Louisiana," he wrote. "The District will be making contact with the supplier, to investigate exactly how this logistical error occurred and to ensure it does not happen again."
No students were in the classroom at the time, and no staff members were in any danger, Steimel added.
What we don't know:
It was not immediately known how the bullets wound up in the shipment to the school.
FOX 5 NY has reached out to Blick Art Materials for a statement.
The Source: This story is based on a letter from Eastport-South Manor Central School District Superintendent Joseph A. Steimel that was obtained by FOX 5 NY.