Lockdown Ends At Neshaminy High School

LANGHORNE, PA — Neshaminy High School was placed on lockdown for over an hour Friday morning as authorities investigated a verbal threat made by a student, school officials said.

Schools Superintendent Jason Bowman informed parents and guardians in an email Friday about the threat, which school officials said was found not to be credible

On Friday morning, the high school was placed in a “hold” for over an hour while administrators and the Middletown Township Police investigated a verbal threat made by a student. The threat was found to be not credible, and the hold was lifted at 9:30 a.m., Bowman said.

School officials said that authorities found no weapon at the school.

"As we near the end of this school year, I would like to take this opportunity to remind our Neshaminy students and their families of the seriousness of threats of any kind, whether made as a joke or with intent," Bowman said.

Bowman said the school district will "treat every incident as though it were real until we are confident that it is not."

He said that includes working with school resource officers and local police departments as warranted.

Students can face disciplinary and legal consequences for any threats as well, Bowman said.

"Please remind your children to keep this in mind as they go about their day and to use common sense while in school, in the community, and on social media," the superintendent said.