'Unauthorized recording device' found in Bay Shore High bathroom - Newsday

Special Victims Unit detectives are investigating aft Bay Shore schoolhouse territory officials reported uncovering "an unauthorized signaling device" successful a precocious schoolhouse bathroom Thursday, the Suffolk Police Department confirmed.

Neither constabulary nor the schoolhouse territory would specify what benignant of signaling instrumentality was found, oregon if it was successful a bath accessible to students.

In a connection to the schoolhouse assemblage Thursday, Bay Shore Superintendent Steven J. Maloney wrote: "Earlier today, the Bay Shore School District was made alert of an incidental regarding an unauthorized signaling instrumentality recovered astatine Bay Shore High School. The instrumentality was recovered successful a single-use bath and reported to gathering administration. The District instantly began an probe into the substance and notified the Suffolk County Police Department. The Bay Shore School District takes matters similar this precise earnestly and is cooperating with the Suffolk County Police Department to place the liable person. Any idiosyncratic recovered to beryllium progressive volition beryllium addressed successful accordance with District policy and whitethorn beryllium taxable to transgression charges."

Neither the territory nor constabulary would further item the word "single-use bathroom" oregon supply details connected wherever that bath was located successful the school.

It was besides unclear if the bath was utilized by teachers and unit oregon if it was a bath for — oregon accessible to — students. It was besides not instantly wide who recovered the device.

Police would lone corroborate Friday there is an progressive probe related to the incident.

In his connection to the schoolhouse community, Maloney wrote: "The information and information of our students and unit are a apical priority. As always, convey you for your continued enactment of our students and Bay Shore Schools."