CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Students at Chambersburg Area Middle School North had a less-than-normal Thursday after the school was placed under a shelter-in-place protocol while law enforcement officers searched the building, according to district officials. The order was lifted by 1 p.m.
School officials initiated the precautionary measures Thursday morning after one student said he heard another student mention having a weapon. School district police, the Pennsylvania State Police and local law enforcement agencies swept the facility as part of an active investigation.
School Superintendent Christopher Biggers noted, “The parents, staff and students were absolutely wonderful, patient and understanding while the authorities investigated.”
In an email sent to families, school officials confirmed that all students were accounted for in their respective homerooms and emphasized that there was no active threat to the campus. Some parents indicated concern about not knowing more about what was happening, however.
District officials noted that crews were working through safety procedures to clear the building out of an abundance of caution before returning the school to its normal daily schedule.
An eighth-grade school field trip scheduled for Thursday was canceled as a result of the protocol.
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