{"id":299574,"date":"2026-10-04T11:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/299574\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:26:23","slug":"pittsburgh-public-schools-restricts-after-school-events-following-shooting-near-football-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/299574\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Public Schools restricts after-school events following shooting near football stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh Public Schools is adjusting operations after three teens were shot outside a high school football game on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/police-investigation-underway-near-high-school-football-stadium-pittsburgh-3-people-injured\/QW4QGNZ3KRD6NIR54ZXRDHDH6Y\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/police-investigation-underway-near-high-school-football-stadium-pittsburgh-3-people-injured\/QW4QGNZ3KRD6NIR54ZXRDHDH6Y\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; 3 teens shot after high school football game in Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Superintendent Dr. Wayne Walters said all schools in the district will be operating in secure mode out of precaution on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/photos-shooting\/VA6UVLES3BDMTHDE7LLWZGIJXM\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/photos-shooting\/VA6UVLES3BDMTHDE7LLWZGIJXM\/\">PHOTOS: Shooting after high school football game prompts large police investigation in Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">All after-school and afternoon activities are canceled, with exceptions for some football games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Football game spectators must be 18 years old or older, and no loitering will be permitted. An additional police and security presence will be in place at those games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Spectators at Cupples Stadium must stay in the stands and cannot stand or gather in walkways or corridors, Walters said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh Perry\u2019s football game will proceed as Senior Night, and families may attend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Walters stressed these restrictions are designed to uphold the priority of students, families and staff safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe continue to be deeply concerned about the violence that occurred Thursday evening outside Cupples Stadium following a football game. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted, especially the three young people who were among the victims,\u201d Walters said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The superintendent encouraged the community to support one another as the district and police navigate through the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe know moments like this can be frightening and unsettling. Please take care of one another, and know that Pittsburgh Public Schools is committed to keeping our students and families safe and informed.\u201d Walters said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh Public Schools released a broader statement in response to the shooting Friday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-public-schools-releases-statement-shooting-following-high-school-football-game\/PVUMU2AJSJAOVGXZY2AWMFNKNE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-public-schools-releases-statement-shooting-following-high-school-football-game\/PVUMU2AJSJAOVGXZY2AWMFNKNE\/\">Click here to read that statement. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh Public Schools is adjusting operations after three teens were shot outside a high school football&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74,757],"class_list":["post-299574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-wpxi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}