WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. By John F. Bailey. March 17, 2005. UPDATED 5:45 P.M. E.S.T. : White Plains Police confirmed police broke up a "St. Patrick's Day Party" involving underage WPHS students on Baylor Circle adjacent to the White Plains High School this morning. A police spokesman said he believed there were 20 to 25 students involved, who were transported by school bus to the Youth Bureau at Eastview School, where the students' parents were being called.

Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors, interviewed by WPCNR reports the fate of the students involved is under discussion at this time. He did not know how many students were involved. Connors said, "Some of them  were off campus legitimately, some of them may have cut class and we're in the throes of investigating this."

Asked if alcohol was on the premises Connors said he did not know at this time. He reports:

"I know the youngsters were off campus. We got a heads-up. We're working with the (high school) administration now to figure out what was there and what aspects of our Code of Conduct may have been violated. When I know that, John, we'll share that with you. I'll get a full report from the school tomorrow and we'll deal with it in the best interests of the students involved."

Asked how the gathering was broken up, Connors said, "The high school administration made me aware of the situation and they had a plan to work with the parents and they implemented it, which involved getting the kids back to school and then determining what steps we're going to take depending on what aspects of the Code of Conduct may have been violated."

The police spokesman said the police were notified at 10:30 this morning about the party in progress.

Students say alcohol was available. The party, according to WPCNR information, was not a "spontaneous" event. The Police spokesman told WPCNR that Sergeant Howard Tribble was advising the school district on any statutory matters. The spokesman said no child was arrested or charged at this time and that the school was addressing the incident on the basis of Code of Conduct violations.

Students were said by knowledgeable parties to have left study hall and the campus to attend the "party." WPCNR knows of two students approaching the location who saw police cars and did an abrupt about face and returned to class.