ALLENTOWN, Pa. – William Allen High School Senior Michael Taylor said he is tired of the school receiving threats.
“I need to turn in my work, and I can’t cause I’m not in school long enough,” said Taylor.
Taylor said he was in fourth period when the school had to evacuate after receiving its second threat in two days.
Police said no credible threat was found on Wednesday.
According to investigators, a 16-year-old was charged in connection with a threat made on Tuesday.
The school even received a threat on the first day of the year. Taylor tells us classwork keeps getting pushed back.
“I mean there’s nothing you can really do because we have to be safe, like they have to check the building and stuff and we have to evacuate, but it’s just annoying cause like it makes their job harder, puts everything back,” said Taylor.
“We hear about this, it’s unacceptable, and so this week we were finally able to take action from the state senate on this issue,” said State Senator Jarrett Coleman (R) 16th District.
Senator Coleman voted in favor of a bill that would come with harsher penalties for making threats, like these. He said it would allow judges to order those making the threats to pay for the cost of first responders.
“It disrupts the learning day. It puts kids through emotional stress- their parents, their guardians as well,” said Coleman.
Taylor is hoping these threats become a thing of the past.
“It’s just annoying, to be honest. It makes everything more difficult than it has to be,” said Taylor.
Police are asking anyone with information on Wednesday’s threat to contact them.
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