Police said there were threats of violence at Coatesville High School on Friday, and there are ongoing safety concerns at Roxborough High School following a deadly shooting.
after a football scrimmage at the school while four other teens were injured.
Action News is told by a spokesperson at the School District of Philadelphia, that the opposing school, Kipp Dubois Collegiate Academy, called for the cancellation."It's scary that kids my age, people who know him, are scared to come back, in fear of their safety that something might happen to them, something might happen to the people they come with," said Reyes.She says says the extra precautions are welcome as police continue to search for suspects wanted in the deadly shooting.
In Coatesville, the football game scheduled for Friday night between the Coatesville Area School District and Downingtown West High School was also canceled. A Coatesville area school district spokesperson tells Action News, the threats were online chatter between students at both schools."The Coatesville High School campus was dismissed early today and the campus will be closed to all activity tonight," Dunlap's letter said.
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