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Edison High School in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been placed on lockdown after reports of a suspect with a gun on the school’s campus. The armed person was reportedly seen in the bathroom.
The school, which is located on West Luzerne Street, was put on lockdown around 10:25 a.m. after police received a call from school security.
Police are currently on the scene searching the school. At this time, no further description was given of the alleged armed suspect. At this time, there are no reports of any injuries.
The school has approximately 1000 students in ninth to 12th grade.
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The lockdown at Edison High School in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is just the latest in a string of lockdowns, bomb threats, and shootings that have plagued the United States. Over the course of the past few years, shootings and lockdowns such as these have been a scourge upon the country and people have struggled with coming up with a solution. Lockdowns have become all too common as a means of protection when students and faculty are in danger and today is no different.
This incident follows similar incidents at Dodd Middle School in Connecticut, Windham Public Schools also in Connecticut, Pacoima Middle School in Los Angeles, Millennium Middle School in Florida, and US Grant High School in Oklahoma, which are just some of the places where events such as this have occurred.
