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A Bristol Borough High School student who is accused of making a shooting threat was taken into custody early Monday morning.
The threat led to Bristol Borough School District officials closing the school on Monday. The facility that educates the town’s middle and high school students will reopen Tuesday with additional police presence.
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The school district said in a statement the threat was received around 10 p.m. on Sunday through the Safe2Say tip system. The tip stated there was a student with a “plan to shoot up the high school.”
Sgt. Joe Moors, who is leading the borough police department while the agency seeks a new chief, said the department began investigating once school administration notified them of the threat.
“Shortly after 1 a.m., with assistance from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bucks County Juvenile Probation Department, Bristol Borough police arrested the student and transported him to the juvenile detention center,” he said.
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The teenage boy was charged through the juvenile court system with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct.
Moors said no weapons were found with the student, but he is alleged to have mention a “specific plan and specific threat.”
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The threat follows last week’s Oxford, Michigan high school shooting that killed four students and wounded seven others. The 15-year-old shooter and his parents were charged in connection with the attack.
Below is the full letter to parents from Acting Superintendent Dr. Thomas Shaffer:
Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on the night of December 5, 2021, the District received a Safe2Say Something tip that stated a student had a plan to shoot up the high school. The Bristol Borough Police Department was notified. Out of an abundance of caution the decision was made to close the Bristol Middle/High School for Monday, December 6, 2021.
The student identified with the plan was arrested by the Bristol Borough Police Department. The student has been detained in a juvenile detention center. The investigation is in the authority of the Bristol Borough Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s office.
Thank you for your support and understanding. Bristol Middle/High School will reopen on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Respectfully,
Dr. Thomas F. Shaffer, Superintendent of Schools
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