A report that a student may have been in possession of a firearm on a school bus headed for the Pearl S. Buck School in Middletown Township prompted a lockdown Friday morning.
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The incident began at approximately 8:30 a.m. when the Bucks County Intermediate Unit received a report concerning a student on the bus.
After learning of the potential threat, the building principal immediately contacted 9-1-1 and, under the direction of law enforcement, placed the school in lockdown, officials said.
Police intercepted the bus in the Fairless Hills Towne Center and conducted a search, officials said.
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No weapon was found, officials said.
Despite the all-clear, law enforcement had an increased presence at the Pearl S. Buck School throughout the day “out of an abundance of caution,” the intermediate unit said.
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Staff were available to provide support to students throughout the day.
Middletown Township police were investigating the incident.
Publisher Tom Sofield contributed to this report.
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