A Philadelphia school was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a gun was found in a student’s backpack. According to police, the First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School in the city’s ...

The First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School at 4300 Tacony Street was placed on lockdown around 9:45 a.m. after school staff received a call from an unknown woman who said she was coming to ...

Police say the staff at First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School, located at 4300 Tacony St. in Frankford, received a call from an unknown female who said she was en route to shoot up the school.

According to police, the First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School in the city's Frankford section was placed on lockdown at about 9:57 a.m. after a parent received a call from her daughter ...