Bensalem High Student Threatens Teacher Over Grade: Police

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A 15-year-old girl is being charged with making terroristic threats against a Bensalem Township High School teacher over a grade she received in class, police said.

Bensalem Police were contacted Wednesday and made aware of a threat toward the teacher.

Bensalem Township school officials and police began to investigate the threats and discovered that a 15-year-old female student was responsible for the threat because she was upset about her grade in a class.

Detectives determined that the teacher was not in any immediate danger and that the student did not have access to any weapons.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office was contacted and charges against the juvenile were approved.

The 15-year-old girl will be charged as a juvenile for the crime of terroristic threats.

Bensalem Police would like to thank the Bensalem Township School District and high school staff for their full cooperation during this fast-moving investigation.