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Bucks High Schooler Threatened Teacher Over Bad Grade, Cops Say Bucks High Schooler Threatened Teacher Over Bad Grade, Cops Say
Bucks High Schooler Threatened Teacher Over Bad Grade, Cops Say A Bensalem High School student will face criminal charges after authorities claim she threatened her teacher.  Township police were called to the school, 4319 Hulmeville Road, to investigate reported threats on Wednesday, June 14, the department said in a release.  Officers worked with school district administrators and learned the student, 15, was "responsible for the threat because she was upset about her grade in class." The student had no access to weapons and the teacher was "not in any immediate danger," police noted.  The Bucks County District Attorney's Office i…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bensalem Student Charged For Sending 'Threatening Photo' To Classmates: Police Bensalem Student Charged For Sending 'Threatening Photo' To Classmates: Police
Bensalem Student Charged For Sending 'Threatening Photo' To Classmates: Police A Bensalem High School student will face criminal charges for allegedly sending classmates a picture of a firearm, which prompted a police presence at the school early on Tuesday, April 25.  Authorities were called to the school, 4319 Hulmeville Road, after administrators learned that a "photograph of a gun" was being shared "via cell phone," township police previously said.  Upon investigation, police learned that no gun was displayed or found on campus and determined there was "no active threat," the department said. Students were not dismissed, police noted, though au…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Investigate Threat At Bensalem High School Police Investigate Threat At Bensalem High School
Police Investigate Threat At Bensalem High School Police responded to Bensalem High School Tuesday morning to investigate a reported threat, authorities say.  Bensalem police were called to the school, 4319 Hulmeville Road, on April 25 after administrators learned that a "photograph of a gun" was being shared "via cell phone," they wrote in a release.  Upon investigation, police learned that no gun was displayed or found on campus and determined there was "no active threat," the department said. Students were not dismissed, police noted, though authorities remained on the scene. "Do not go to the high school to pick up your chil…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA High School Music Booster Treasurer Spoiled Herself Using Thousands In Stolen Cash: Police PA High School Music Booster Treasurer Spoiled Herself Using Thousands In Stolen Cash: Police
PA High School Music Booster Treasurer Spoiled Herself Using Thousands In Stolen Cash: Police A school district volunteer in Bucks County faces criminal charges after police claim she used her role as treasurer in the Music Boosters Association to steal over $25,000 in club funds.  Rebekah Ann Watson, 46, of Bensalem, surrendered to authorities on Friday, March 24, and was charged with access device fraud, theft by unlawful taking, and theft by failure to make required deposits, township police said in a statement.  The investigation into the Bensalem High School Music Booster Association's treasury was launched on Feb. 8, when the club's president and vice president repor…

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens
Stranger On The School Bus: Man Hitches Ride With Bensalem Teens "There's a strange man on this bus," was the terrifying message that Bensalem parents received from their children heading to school on Friday, Nov. 4. The teens reached out to their families after noticing that a grown man wearing a hoodie and a face mask had boarded their bus to Bensalem High School around 6:40 a.m., district officials said. Parents called 911, and police pulled the bus over at at Galloway and Mechanicsville roads, where Elliott Smith Jr., of Philadelphia, was arrested, 6abc reports. Smith, who had a warrant out for his arrest, was Smith is charged with un…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Boost Presence At Bensalem High School Amid Alleged Threat Police Boost Presence At Bensalem High School Amid Alleged Threat
Police Boost Presence At Bensalem High School Amid Alleged Threat Police increased their presence at Bensalem High School on Monday in response to what some perceived to be a threat. Over the weekend, school district officials were notified about the apparent "threatening social media post" via Safe2SaySomething tips, the school district said Monday morning.  Over the weekend, the District received several Safe2Say Something tips about a threat made regarding Bensalem High... Posted by Bensalem Township School District on Monday, December 13, 2021 Safe2Say is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. "Be…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students
Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students A 27-year-old high school teacher's aide in Bucks County was charged Thursday for having sexually inappropriate contact with underage students, authorities said. Donnie Reed, of Philadelphia, was arraigned on charges of unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Bensalem Police Department. On Oct. 6, police received an anonymous report alleging that a Bensalem High School teacher was sending inappropriate text messages and photos to underage girls, they said. Reed, who was also a basketball and football coach at the…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bensalem HS Teacher Probed For Inappropriate Contact With Students, Authorities Say Bensalem HS Teacher Probed For Inappropriate Contact With Students, Authorities Say
Bensalem HS Teacher Probed For Inappropriate Contact With Students, Authorities Say An investigation has been launched into a Bensalem High School teacher's aide following allegations of inappropriate contact with several students, authorities said. The aide, who is also a junior varsity basketball coach at the school, has been administratively suspended, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The employee's identity was not made public by authorities. The Bensalem High School athletics website had no coaches listed for the boys and girls junior varsity basketball teams as of Friday morning. Anyone with information about the investigation is urged…

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by Nicole Acosta