Core Creek Elementary School and Maple Point Middle School in Middletown Township were closed for the day on Thursday after a reported threat aimed at the middle school sent the district scrambling to shift hundreds of students to remote learning. No other schools in the district were affected, and classes elsewhere went on as scheduled.
The threat was directed at Maple Point Middle School, according to officials cited by levittownnow.com. Because Core Creek and Maple Point share a large campus off Langhorne-Yardley Road, as Patch reported, the district opted to close both buildings rather than just the one that was targeted.
Why Both Schools Closed
Neshaminy School District made the call to shut down both campuses out of an abundance of caution, per the district website's announcement Thursday. Students and staff at the shared campus pivoted to asynchronous remote instruction for the day, levittownnow.com's report noted, while every other school in the district remained open and operated on a normal schedule.
The closures left families at Core Creek and Maple Point adjusting on short notice, even as the rest of the Neshaminy School District carried on without disruption. NBC10 Philadelphia confirmed that the threat impacted only the two schools, with no broader fallout reported across the district.
Police Investigation Ongoing
Middletown Township Police were investigating the threat to Maple Point Middle School, the same Patch report said. Police Lt. Aileen Parker said investigators were still working the case and didn't have additional details to release, according to levittownnow.com's account of the day's events.
Officials have not disclosed the nature of the threat, and no further specifics about the investigation have been made public. Both Core Creek Elementary and Maple Point Middle School sit in Bucks County, and the district has not said when a decision on reopening or any further response will be announced.
