New York State Police continue to investigate a Feb. 1 incident in the town of Madison during which two “homemade chemical bombs” were placed alongside the home of a Cazenovia high school teacher.

Cazenovia Central School District administrators announced three weeks ago that they had taken disciplinary actions against an undisclosed number of students for the event, even though the police had made no arrests.

“The police are in charge of legal and criminal matters; we are in charge of things as outlined in our student handbook … including issues of harassment,” said Superintendent Matt Reilly said at the time.

According to state police, the incident was reported to them on Feb. 1, when a Cazenovia High School teacher, whose name has not been officially disclosed, reported finding two Gatorade bottles filled with what appeared to be chemicals next to her residence on Lay Road in the town of Madison.

The bomb disposal unit was called and removed the two bottles; the exact nature of the liquid(s) inside the bottles has not been released by police.

At the end of the Cazenovia Board of Education’s budget work session last Monday, March 16, the board held an executive session meeting to “review a student disciplinary matter.” Board President Pat Vogl said no votes were taken on anything after the session.

When asked for an update on the situation the next day, Reilly said, “The district has concluded its investigation of this matter.”

State Police Public Information Officer Trooper Jack Keller gave no information about the case, other than to say they were “still investigating.”

Although the incident occurred more than one month ago, it was not until the last week in February when new information was uncovered by the district, passed on to police and the incident to become public knowledge.

Jason Emerson is editor of the Cazenovia Republican. He can be reached at [email protected].