Crime & Safety
UPDATED: West Orange Middle School Temporarily Evacuated Due To 'Smoke In Classroom'
Students were safely escorted back into the building later in the day, West Orange administrators said.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange school administrators conducted a temporary evacuation at Edison Middle School on Friday due to smoke in a classroom, according to a school alert.
West Orange officials posted the following notice at 9:52 a.m. on Friday: “Edison Middle School students/staff have been evacuated from the building due to smoke emitting from the ventilation in a classroom.”
ALERT: Edison Middle School students/staff have been evacuated from the building due to smoke emitting from the ventilation in a classroom.
— West Orange Schools (@woschools) February 17, 2017
School officials provided an update Friday afternoon, stating that the situation "does not appear to be serious" and that precautions are being taken.
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ALERT: The situation at Edison does not appear to be serious. All precautions are being taken. Updates will be posted accordingly.
— West Orange Schools (@woschools) February 17, 2017
Students were safely escorted back into the building around 1:27 p.m., administrators said.
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UPDATE (1:27pm) Edison Middle School students have been escorted by the #WestOrangeNJ Police back into school & are safe. @edison_central6
— West Orange Schools (@woschools) February 17, 2017
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