Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
UPDATED: 1:45 p.m., Wednesday:
Police said two people were in custody after the reported bomb threat at Neshaminy High School.
As of 1:45 p.m., the investigation was ongoing, and the two people, who were believed to be juveniles, were in custody were at the police station.
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The search of the school continued, but no explosives had been found as of publication.
UPDATED: 12:54 p.m., Wednesday:
School officials announced that students will be dismissed early due to the threat and time needed for a police search.
Students will be dismissed by bus from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. If students drive, they will dismissed by personal vehicle from 12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m., according to a note to parents.
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All after school activities, except for boy’s volleyball and girl’s lacrosse are cancelled.
Original Story:
Students and staff at Neshaminy High School were cleared from the building just past 11:15 a.m. Wednesday due to the report of a threat.
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Students and parents told LevittownNow.com the administration cleared everyone from the Middletown Township high school.
A police official said the incident was a reported bomb threat. The investigation was ongoing as of noon.
A resident near the high school said students started pouring out of the building around 11:30 a.m.
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Middletown Township police, firefighters, and medics were on the scene as of noon.
The police official said K-9 units were being called in to search the school.
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“We ask that you do not come to or call the high school at this time while we are investigating the threat,” Neshaminy High School Principal Stephen Garstka said in a note to parents.
The incident follows a lockdown that caused chaos Tuesday at Pennsbury High School in Falls Township.
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