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Quadruple Bucks Co. School Stabbing, Nearby Shooting Related: Police Quadruple Bucks Co. School Stabbing, Nearby Shooting Related: Police
Quadruple Bucks Co. School Stabbing, Nearby Shooting Related: Police A quadruple stabbing at a Bucks County school and a shooting that happened within hours of each other in the same neighborhood may be related, authorities said. The night of chaos began around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Penn Valley Elementary School on North Turn Lane in Levittown, where four people were stabbed during an altercation between two groups, Falls Township police said. The victims, three of whom were minors, were taken to local hospitals, where they are expected to survive, police said. Then around 11:45 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Willow Drive in Levi…

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by Nicole Acosta
Schools
COVID-19 Outbreak: 8 MontCo 2nd Graders, 2 Vaccinated Family Members Test Positive COVID-19 Outbreak: 8 MontCo 2nd Graders, 2 Vaccinated Family Members Test Positive
Covid-19 Outbreak: 8 MontCo 2nd Graders, 2 Vaccinated Family Members Test Positive A faulty ventilation system could be to blame for a COVID-19 outbreak among a class of second graders in Montgomery County, district officials say. An inspection of the Penn Valley Elementary School's ventilation system found a manual damper within the ductwork above the ceiling was "too far closed, allowing only (approximately) 30% of the maximum amount of fresh air it should have into this specific room," according to a release posted on the district website. The county health department also noted the possibility of a variant strain of COVID-19 being a factor, citing the rapid spread wit…

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by Cecilia Levine