Bomb Threat Clears Neshaminy High School

Updated: 4:25 p.m.

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA —Neshaminy High School was evacuated Wednesday morning following a bomb threat made by two students, police said.

Two people were taken into custody, Levittown Now reported.

Chris Stanley, the school district's community relations coordinator, said students and staff were evacuated from the high school just after 11 a.m. Wednesday.

He said that the Middletown Township Police Department was at the scene and did a full search of the building but did not find anything.

"Nothing was found in the search," Stanley said. "We take every credible threat seriously."

Students were dismissed early for the day, Stanley said.

"At this point, there is no threat, but we want to play it safe," Stanley said.

The school has 2,777 students.

The school district posted on Facebook just before 3 p.m. about the threat, saying it was a "hoax" and that the police concluded their search.

The following activities will be held at the high school Wednesday night:

• Tawanka Concert (Theodore Kloos Auditorium)
• SUNset Challenge 2K/5K race packet pick-up (outside Gym 1)
• Boys lacrosse game
• Neshaminy HS Drama Production (Black Box Theater)

Stanley said the Middletown Township police, firefighters, and medics were on the scene along with K-9 units.

Middletown Township police said its search of the building ended around 2:15 pm and the building was reopened.

"Neshaminy students and staff handled this extraordinarily well," police said in a Facebook post. "We greatly appreciate all the assistance and cooperation from the staff and students."

The police department also offered special thanks to the bus drivers who immediately responded to assist and get students home safely.