Pennsbury Middle School Responds To Reported Threat, Increases Security Measures

Staff October 15, 2023 Pennwood Middle School. Credit: Google Maps Pennsbury School District officials have taken action after receiving reports suggesting a possible threat to school safety, according to a letter to sent to parents on Sunday. Officials said Pennwood Middle School administration was alerted by multiple Safe2Say reports this weekend, include one that detailed a student allegedly overhearing a mention of a school shooting threat. Another report claimed that an eighth-grade student posted on Snapchat that they “heard a student would bring a gun to school.” “We, along with local authorities, do not believe this is a credible threat,” the letter to parents read. Officials said Lower Makefield Township police will have officers at the school. Pennwood Middle School administrators praised the students who reported the potential threats. Below is the full letter to parents: Dear Pennwood Middle School Families,Over the past 24 hours we received a few Safe2Say reports that a student “possibly overheard someone tell another student that someone threatened a school shooting.” Another reported that an 8th grader posted on a Snapchat story that they “heard a student would bring a gun to school”; however, no screenshots or specifics have been provided. We immediately notified the
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