UPDATED: 3:09 p.m., Friday:
Falls Township police said the investigation that caused both campuses of Pennsbury High School to lock down for a short period of time Friday morning were triggered by a vague statement.
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According to Lt. Todd Pletnick, a cafeteria subcontractor who quit on Monday returned to the high school Friday morning to retrieve some belongings. While talking with cafeteria staff, the employee spoke of marital issues and said staff “should be worried.”
The former cafeteria worker left the school with her husband and administration was notified. From there, Falls police were alerted, Pletnick said.
At some point, the vague statement became a report that a man had threaten to bring a weapon to the school, the police official said.
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Officers rushed to the school and located the cafeteria worker and her husband at the nearby Burger King. Police determined there was no threat of a weapon and students were not in danger, Pletnick told LevittownNow.com.
The lockdown was lifted and classes were not disrupted.
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Original Post:
Both campuses of Pennsbury High School were placed on lockdown Friday morning.
According to a statement from the district, the campuses were secured due to a police investigation. As of press time, no further information on the police investigation was available.
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“The perimeter doors were locked and manned under police direction and classes were not disrupted,”the statement read.
The incident that prompted the lockdown was quickly handled by authorities, the district said. It was reported the lockdown only lasted a few minutes.
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A police officials said more information would be released later Friday.
