Crime & Safety
Vague Social Media Threat Caused Upper Darby High School Lockdown
Police and school district officials are looking into a social media post that police said contained a vague threat.
UPPER DARBY, PA — Upper Darby police and school district officials are looking into a social media post that led to a lockdown at Upper Darby High School.
Upper Darby Police said the school was locked down Thursday morning.
Later Thursday, police lifted the lockdown and issued a shelter in place mandate.
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The Upper Darby School District said police remained on scene all day.
Police said no one was harmed and there was no active threat to the school.
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Authorities are continuing to look into what police called a "vague threat" on social media that led to the situation.
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