Statement Regarding Reports of Central York Middle School Safety Concern
During the evening hours of Thursday, January 23, 2020, Springettsbury Township Police received a report of rumors of an unspecified threat related to Central York Middle School.
Central York School District officials, along with the Springettsbury Township Police Department’s School Resource Officer, investigated the concerns and determined that there was no threat to the safety and security of Central York School District. It was determined the rumors were related to an incident previously investigated and shared publicly in December 2019.
The safety and security of our students, faculty and staff is our highest priority. We treat any information we receive regarding a safety concern seriously and act urgently to investigate and bring to resolution such a situation. There was an increased police presence at the school earlier today, January 24, 2020, as an overabundance of caution despite the fact that there was no credible threat found.
We are grateful to our students, faculty and staff, as well as our parents/guardians, for your continued vigilance when it comes to school safety. We encourage you to keep talking with students about the importance of reporting anything you see or hear that concerns you, or poses a risk to safety, to a teacher, administrator or police officer. Please know that you can always report a safety concern using the Safe2Say Something Anonymous Tip Reporting System by calling 1-844-SAF2SAY or using the mobile app, available at:
https://www.safe2saypa.org
We believe our schools are safe and secure and we will continue working to ensure the safety and security of ALL students, faculty and staff in our schools, and will communicate with you regarding these efforts regularly.
We appreciate your continued support of Central York School District.
Thank you.
Julie Randall Romig
Director of Communications