This is a statement from the Bradford, PA police department:
This morning at approximately 8:10 a.m., the City of Bradford Police Department and surrounding police departments responded to a reported threat of violence at Bradford Area High School (BASD) located on Interstate Pkwy.
Immediately upon being made aware of a threat, the School Resource Officer put the School on a "Shelter in Place" status for safety of students and staff per policy.
Upon investigation it was learned that BASD Administration and the school resource officer had been made aware of this threat prior and were actively investigating the threat. However, due to the threat being so vague police treated the situation seriously and followed policy and procedure for such a threat prompting the large response and shelter in place status.
At this time police and BASD Administration are investigating the validity of the threat. The school has been deemed safe at this time and is under normal operation.
Note: This is the second threat this week
