Frightening moments played out at Upper Darby High School when the building went into a lock-in on Tuesday.
It happened when administration and security were alerted to a student who seemed to be under the influence."An alert teacher noticed that a student was not acting normal, was impaired," said Superintendent of Upper Darby Police Tim Bernhardt.
"Our officers responded to the school. They took the student and the handgun out of the school," said Bernhardt. "It was terrifying for everyone." McGarry went on to say the school will have pupil service professionals available for students who need to speak with someone."These young kids have no respect for anybody," said Mark Fields from West Philadelphia.
The 6abc Data Journalism team found during the 2021-2022 school year, nearly 5,000 public school students in the U.S. brought a gun to school.While that was the second-highest number on record for the state, Pennsylvania's rate was actually the fourth lowest in the country.
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