"It's not good because that's the time they should be focusing on school and now they have to sit at home wondering if something will happen," Jallah said. COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A Chester County school district is providing new information about a string of threats that led to classes being canceled at two schools. Students were evacuated and moved to the school stadium, where they were meant to wait while bomb-sniffing dogs went through the campus and their personal items. Coatesville to Receive Funding Boost for Reading Instruction Senator Katie Muth Secures Funding for Literacy Instruction in Local Schools. A 17-year-old senior at Coatesville Area Senior High School is facing criminal charges for making a bomb threat that prompted an evacuation Monday and a school closure Tuesday. Threats force another closure of Coatesville schools; officials meet None of the threats ever materialized, and Chester County detectives are investigating the other threats. Parents, frustrated they were barred from campus, began fighting as well, Elias said. After an hour of waiting in the stadium, a fight broke out between six students, the district said. Another threat made to Coatesville Area Senior High School The threat forced the Coatesville Area School District to shut down its high school and middle school Tuesday. Officials said they take all reports seriously and warned against false reports of threats. The area was put on lockdown after receiving a threat of an explosive accelerant that was to go off in our school at noon. 16th Threat Of Violence At Coatesville High School - MSN Threats Force Another School Cancellation in Coatesville; not We are in agreement that we simply cannot take a chance with the lives of our staff and students and must act cautiously as we work with law enforcement authorities to evaluate each tip and threat, Dunlap said. "We are extremely grateful to the Chester County District Attorney's Office and to all of the local, state and federal law enforcement agencies that have supported us through this difficult time," Dunlap said. Chopper 6 was above the school Monday morning as 1,400 students and staff were evacuated from Coatesville Area Senior High School and outside to the football stadium. The teen, who is a senior at the school, was charged with two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of threats to use weapons of mass destruction, and criminal use of a communication facility, all felonies, officials said. Sixth through 12th grades left at 10 a.m., and elementary students at 12:30 p.m. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The district says after about 60 minutes, a fight broke out between six students causing chaos with the 1400 students present. Anyone with information regarding threats made against Coatesville Area Senior High School is asked to contact Chester County Detectives at (610) 344-6866. They found that an iPhone of the teen accessed the IP address at TCHS on Oct. 17. Authorities investigate shooting threat at Coatesville High School Another anonymous message indicated there were weapons on the campus of the intermediate high school prompting that school to be put on lockdown. This policy of non-discrimination extends to all other legally protected classifications in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Board Announces Candidates for Three Board Seats, Charter School And State Educating Funding Button, Feedback Needed on Coatesville Facilities, Master Facilities Plan Update - March 2023, Join Us for Connecting Coatesville - April 13, 2023, Flexible Instruction Day on Friday, February 17, 2023, Comprehensive Plan 2023-2026: Request for Community Feedback. Coatesville High School was. Coatesville Area Senior High School in Caln Township, Chester County. CASH AP Exam - English Literature and Composition, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ryan said students and staff at the high school, which enrolls 1,400 students, had been anxious and on high alert since late September, when anonymous threats about planned attacks were reported to police. 17-year-old charged with making threat against Coatesville school. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Friday night football was canceled this evening at two area high schools due to safety concerns. He has lived in Chester County for more than 40 years. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. He has won many writing awards over the years, including ones for editorial writing, investigative writing, spot news, feature writing and hard news. A letter was issued to parents and guardians just after 7 a.m. stating all buses for the 8th and 9th-grade building and the 10th to 12th-grade building were being sent home to ensure the safety of the students. Coatesville Area School District officials decided to close schools early Thursday after receiving a threat on social media. So, I checked my email and said oh not again.". Police arrest teenager responsible for Coatesville Area School District canceled classes, Public File for KYW-TV / CBS Philadelphia. As dogs were searching the high school, the district received yet another threat on Safe2Say, this time claiming there were weapons in the senior high school and the Coatesville Area Intermediate High School. The 17-year-old has been charged withcharged withmaking terroristic threats, threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, criminal use of a communication facility and making false reports. Ultimately, no weapons or explosive were found, Dunlap said in a statement. "When it happened, the school was on lockdown. A statement sent to the school district community. High school football game in Chester County canceled due to threats, California residents do not sell my data request. With hundreds of students in motion because of the fight, the district was unable to see how widespread the fighting was and called for more police, with 37 different agencies responding to the stadium, according to the statement. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2023 COATESVILLE RED RAIDERS Defending 7X Consecutive Ches-Mont National Champs THE STANDARD IS THE STANDARD . 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The district said Monday an anonymous tip reported an accelerant somewhere in the school. "Whatever happens there, trickles down and affects other schools in the district. / CBS Philadelphia. The teen, whose name was not released due to his age, made an report on the state's Safe2Say website alleging that someone had a "boom bag full of glass bottles" filled with "gas and alcohol and a lot of tissues," Chester County District prosecutors said Wednesday. My office is determined to ensure the safety of students when they go to school everyday.". No serious injuries were reported and two students were arrested for unspecified charges, Dunlap said. The Coatesville Area School District is extremely dismayed by the continuation of threats of violence on our high school campus, said Richard F. Dunlap Jr., interim superintendent of the Coatesville Area School District. And I'm like, 'Are you on lockdown again?'" Juvenile arrested for bomb threat at Coatesville Area High School Coatesville Senior High School closed following threat Dismissal times for grades 6-12 . COATESVILLEAnother threat has forced the closure of the Coatesville Area Senior High School Thursday. The teen, whose name was not released, sent an anonymous tip Monday that homemade bombs would be set off in the school. October 18, 2022 / 7:11 AM / CBS Philadelphia. Coatesville Kids to College provides academic, emotional and spiritual empowerment to children and youth in Coatesville from pre-K to college. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Coatesville Area School District is closed Monday after another threat of violence to the high school campus. COATESVILLE, PA Coatesville Area High School students were dismissed early Friday after threats were made on Attorney General Josh Shapiro's Safe2Say Tip line. An investigation is underway and updated information will be released accordingly. Officials are investigating the threats. He sent a message to law enforcement early Monday, Ryan said, warning of a bombing at noon at the school. "Learning is not happening.". COATESVILLE, Pa. (CBS) - A 17-year-old is in custody and charged with making terroristic threats against the Coatesville area high school. COATESVILLE, Pa. - Officials with Coatesville Area School District announced the school has received numerous threats within the last week. A spokesperson for the Chester County District Attorneys Office said law enforcement will always take threats seriously. These false reports have caused tremendous hardship and trauma to our students, parents, staff, and law enforcement, and it must stop now.". Earlier in October, a series of online threats of violence against students caused caused local law enforcement to cancel a football game between Downingtown West High School and Coatesville Area High School. Nearly 1,500 students and over 100 staff members were evacuated to the football stadium Monday. Students were dismissed early that day, as well. According to investigators, the October 17 threat was the 14th notification of a threat or a tip of potential violence at the school during a three-week period. Copyright 2023 WPVI-TV. And earlier this month, district officials canceled a football game due to what Dunlap called a credible threat.. A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with a threat made against Coatesville Area High School (CASH). Anyone with additional information regarding the investigation is asked to contact Chester County Detectives at 610-344-6866. Mondays incident was the 14th anonymous tip about the high school that investigators received through Safe2Say, an online reporting tool run by the state Attorney Generals Office. In this climate, with tragedies in Parkland, Uvalde, and Sandy Hook, no one is willing to take any chances when it comes to safety, the spokesperson said. Another threat was received by the school Friday, forcing administrators to cancel school for the day. A Coatesville Area High School senior called in a bomb threat that I've been here for 13 years, it hasn't gotten better, only gotten worse.". My office is determined to ensure the safety of students when they go to school every day.. COATESVILLE, Pa. (CBS) - The Coatesville Area School District has cancelled all classes Tuesday at both, the high school and middle school because . Someone has a boom bag full of glass bottles, THE GLASS BOTTLES ARE FULL OF GAS AND ALCOHOL AND a lot OF TISSUES he said hes gonna light it off at 12, the teen wrote, according to Ryan. As the investigation played out, Rick Dunlap, superintendent of the Coatesville Area School District, canceled classes at the school Tuesday. COATESVILLE, Pa. (CBS) A 17-year-old is in custody and charged with making terroristic threats against the Coatesville area high school. In a message to parents and guardians, Interim Superintendent Richard Dunlap said the. It is completely anonymous. The safety of students, teachers, and staff at school is of utmost concern, especially given the school tragedies at Uvalde, Parkland, Sandy Hook, and far too many others. That wont be true in 2024. Maggie Mancini SEE ALSO: Coatesville Area Senior High receives another safety threat, forcing protocols at football game. Threats force another closure of Coatesville, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Threats force another closure of Coatesville schools; officials meet with FBI, DAs office, Florida was the most prized swing state for decades. Police arrest teenager responsible for Coatesville Area School - MSN The investigation was aided by the FBI and the Office of the Attorney General,which established theSafe2Say programas a way to reduce violence and school shootings in 2019. Classes canceled at Coatesville after threats; FBI called in to - MSN COATESVILLE, Pa. - Officials with Coatesville Area School District announced the school has received numerous threats within the last week. Local law enforcement agencies were informed and present on campus as buses turned around. "Every week we are dealing with something," said a parent of Coatesville junior Cari Treer. The Coatesville Area School District closed its high school and middle school Tuesday after it received its third threat of gun violence or explosives in less than two weeks, the latest in more than a dozen threats since the start of the school year. Students were evacuated and moved to the school stadium where they were meant to wait while service explosives detection canine went through the campus and their personal items that were left in classrooms. According to authorities, the Chester County District Attorneys Office, as well as Caln Township police officers are actively investigating at least four different threats to the school. Shooting injures 3 people in South Philadelphia, Coatesville Area Senior High receives another safety threat, forcing protocols at football game, Football games at Coatesville, Roxborough high schools canceled due to threats, safety concerns.