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After swatting call, Upper Darby reviews response: weapon scanners, threat assessments and mental‑health supports highlighted
Summary
District safety officials described a swatting incident that prompted an evacuation and a two‑hour K‑9 sweep, reviewed weapon-detection results and outlined mental‑health, threat assessment and communication procedures to the board's Education and Pupil Services Committee.
Upper Darby School District officials told the Education and Pupil Services Committee they responded to an anonymous “swatting” call that combined outside threats and a reported bomb threat, and they used that incident to outline current safety systems, threat-assessment practices and mental-health supports.
Director of Public Safety Anthony Vaughn described the district’s incident-response terminology and most recent events. “A lockdown will occur when there is a crisis inside or outside the school…Active shooter,” Vaughn explained in his presentation, noting that lockouts (outside threats) and lockins (internal events) require different responses.
On a recent Friday, Vaughn said county emergency dispatch and local police relayed anonymous reports alleging an active shooter and a bomb threat at one of the district’s buildings. Local police secured the perimeter, flew a drone to assess the roof, and brought K‑9 teams that completed a floor‑by‑floor sweep; Vaughn said the scan took roughly two hours…
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