Chickens roam in senior prank at Schreiber

Sarah Minkewicz

Senior pranks led to loose chickens, graffiti and the arrest of five students at Paul D. Schreiber High School last Wednesday.

The Port Washington school superintendent, Kathleen Mooney, said the incidents were part of a senior prank in which.

several high school students released chickens onto the school track early in the morning on June 8. 

The Port Washington Police Department responded and gathered the chickens, Mooney said. 

“There have been many rumors circulating through the community on a situation that occurred in the early morning hours last Wednesday, June 8,” Mooney said in a statement. “I’d like to take this opportunity to address the matter, as much of the information is not accurate. Last Wednesday, several students at Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School released chickens onto the school track. 

“The Port Washington Police Department was called to assist with the situation,” she added. “They gathered the chickens and brought them to an animal rescue organization in Suffolk County. No chickens were injured and there was no damage to school property.”

Port Washington School Board President Karen Sloan also addressed the incident at a board meeting Tuesday night to clear up rumors, she said. 

“The stories of the abuse and killing of animals and blood being put on the walls and destruction of property and all of those things is a great big exaggeration,” Sloan said. “There was no killing or tribal ceremonies of any sort of any animals.”

School officials said that in addition to this incident, graffiti was found on the rear of the high school. After an investigation by the Port Washington Police, five students were arrested. The students’ names were not released. 

“The district does not comment on student disciplinary matters, but please be assured that we do not tolerate this kind of behavior and expect more mature decisions in the future from those involved,” Mooney said.

“It was a day where a lot of kids were trying to have fun and maybe got a little out of control, but the greatest number of students in our school district and as well as in our graduating class are wonderful children who were all not out to get anyone or do terrible things to anyone,” Sloan said.  

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