First published on October 19, 2022 / 7:05 AM. 17-year-old charged with making threat against Coatesville school. These threats have prompted lockdowns, evacuations and the cancellation of student activities. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Officials said they take all reports seriously and warned against false reports of threats. The juvenile is a senior at Coatesville Area High School. An investigation into the full scope of the threats continues, she said. COATESVILLEAnother threat has forced the closure of the Coatesville Area Senior High School Thursday. The 17-year-old has been charged withcharged withmaking terroristic threats, threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, criminal use of a communication facility and making false reports. Police in Chester County say the FBI is investigating a series of threats made at the Coatesville Area School District after classes were disrupted for students for the second time in as many weeks. "CASH students, teachers, staff and parents have been anxious and on high alert for three weeks because of persistent and scary threats of violence that have disrupted school and the lives of everyone associated with CASH," District Attorney Deborah Ryansaid. Police said there were threats of violence at Coatesville High School. / CBS Philadelphia. It's now a team effort between Coatesville Area School District Police, the Chester County District Attorney's Office, and the FBI to track down the source of these threats. Coatesville Kids to College provides academic, emotional and spiritual empowerment to children and youth in Coatesville from pre-K to college. Police arrest teenager responsible for Coatesville Area School District The threat was the 14th threat or tip of potential violence against Coatesville Area Senior High School made since Sept. 29, prosecutors said. With hundreds of students in motion because of the fight, the district was unable to see how widespread the fighting was and called for more police, with 37 different agencies responding to the stadium, according to the statement. In recent weeks, similar threats have canceled a homecoming football game at the senior school and led to restrictions at other games for parents and students. SEE ALSO: Coatesville Area Senior High receives another safety threat, forcing protocols at football game. The threat forced the Coatesville Area School District to shut down its high school and middle school Tuesday. Dunlap said the district encountered a shortage of Chromebooks this summer when a number of them were broken or unaccounted for when they were collected at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Dominique Ware says it's frustrating and not only impacts the school directly, but other schools in the district that share the same bus system. The Coatesville Area School District (CASD) covers the City of Coatesville, the Boroughs of Modena and South Coatesville, and Caln Township, East Fallowfield Township, Sadsbury Township, Valley Township, West Brandywine Township and West Caln Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. First published on October 27, 2022 / 8:02 AM. On Monday, the district received a message on Safe2SaySomething, a statewide tip line for schools meant to prevent school shootings, bullying, and more, that said explosive accelerant inside the Coatesville Area Senior High School was set to go off at noon, interim Superintendent Richard F. Dunlap Jr. said in a statement. CASH AP Exam - English Literature and Composition, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Rich in Diversity, Committed to Excellence, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Both schools were closed Tuesday as a precaution as investigators continued to gather evidence on the threats. Juvenile arrested for bomb threat at Coatesville Area High School The teen, who is a senior at the school, was charged with two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of threats to use weapons of mass destruction, and criminal use of a communication facility, all felonies, officials said. Video surveillance also showed the teen at the school when the threat was made. On October 13, the school was put on lockdown after three separate threats regarding weapons were received by the Pennsylvania Attorney Generals Office and then passed on to the school. Police: Threat prompts evacuation at Coatesville Area Senior High School And just a week earlier, on Oct. 7, the district canceled a football game between Coatesville and Downingtown West after there were online threats of violence that law enforcement believed were credible.. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others and to say something before it is too late. Chopper 6 was above the school Monday morning as 1,400 students and staff were evacuated from Coatesville Area Senior High School and outside to the football stadium. A 17-year-old from Valley Township was arrested in connection with this incident, District Attorney Ryan's Office said.

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