by Alex Lloyd Gross
Philadelphia Police responded to reports of threats made against three Philadelphia schools. Preliminary information indicates that the threats were made by the same caller, prompting precautionary lockdown and evacuation procedures at the affected schools.
At Masterman School, located at 1699 Spring Garden Street, a lockdown began at approximately 8:30 a.m., and the school was cleared at 9:31 a.m.
At the School of the Future, located at 4021 Parkside Avenue, an evacuation was initiated at approximately 9:32 a.m. Normal school operations resumed at 10:28 a.m.
At Benjamin Franklin High School, located at 550 N. Broad Street, an evacuation was initiated at approximately 9:28 a.m. Normal school operations resumed at 9:56 a.m.
Following police assessments of the affected locations, all three threats were determined to be unfounded. The Philadelphia Police Department continues to review the circumstances surrounding the calls.
Police are now investigating to see if the calls were from the same person and who made them. No arrests have been made at this time.