Pennsbury High School will transition to an asynchronous virtual instruction day after the school was placed on a secure hold following a threat Monday morning, according to an announcement from the school district.
Secure holds are used when a threat has been detected outside of the school compared to a lockdown which is instituted in response to an immediate internal threat.
The district received a call shortly before 8 a.m. from a California number who said they were on their way to Pennsbury East High School in Falls with an assault rifle and a pipe bomb, according to the district.
“We understand that multiple high schools in the county received similar calls, and we believe this is a hoax or a swatting incident. However, the police will conduct a full search of the campus prior to students returning,” the district said.
As a result, high school students will transition to virtual instruction Monday.
PHS students who were bused to Charles Boehm Middle School during the secure hold will be transported home starting at 9:30 a.m., according to an update from the school district.
Parent pickup or PHS students at the middle school will be at the bus dock/gym lobby.
Pickup for PHS students who were brought into the high school will take place on the gymnasium side and at Keller Hall West at Pennsbury East.
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