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UPDATED: Classes Resume After High School Evacuation


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UPDATED: Tuesday, 12:19 p.m.:

“PHS West was given the all-clear. Students and staff were permitted tore-enter the building, and the normal class schedule was resumed,” a statement posted by the district at 12:15 p.m. said.

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Original Story:

A written threat caused officials to evacuate a local high school late Tuesday morning.

According to a note on Pennsbury’s website, Pennsbury High School West was “evacuated as a precautionary measure using fire drill procedures after a written threat was discovered in a student bathroom.” The students were cleared from the building around 11:45 a.m.

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Falls Township police responded to the school to investigate further.

In November, the West Campus was evacauted after a written threat was discovered. A short time later, the school was given the all clear by police.

 

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