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Update: Syosset Students Tweet During Fire Alarm
High School students standing outside during Tuesday's Arctic Blast weren't happy.
Update: Tuesday, 3:40 p.m.
Syosset High School Principal Dr. Giovanni Durante said it was "absolutely not a fire drill" that kept students standing in the cold this afternoon as students had thought.
The fire alarm went off Tuesday afternoon because of a defective head in the student cafeteria, which has since been repaired.
"We had to evacuate the building and wait for the fire department to clear us. That is the proper protocol," Durante told Patch.
Original Story
Syosset High School students definitely were not happy about having to stand outside in freezing temperatures Tuesday during a fire drill. Many took to Twitter to voice their frustration.
An Arctic chill moving across the country Tueday, putting Long Island temperatures around 11 degrees, with wind chills making it feel like 13 below.
Patch reached out to Syosset High School this afternoon but has not yet heard back.
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