Perkiomen Valley School District sent out a notice to families about an incident at Middle School East involving an unidentified individual. The district says it is stepping up security presence at the school.
PERKIOMEN — Perkiomen Valley School District informed parents Thursday it is stepping up security measures after an incident that occurred at Perkiomen Valley Middle School East.
According to a letter sent out by the school district, an individual was spotted on Tuesday entering the auditorium lobby at the middle school in the afternoon around 3 p.m. while professional development activities were still taking place.
Auditorium lobby doors had been left unlocked for faculty and staff. Students had already been dismissed for a half-day session.
The school district said when the individual was asked to identify himself, he left the building and drove away. School personnel looked around the area but did not find anything unusual.
School personnel attempted to identify the person they say appeared to be a high school student. It was eventually determined that he was not a student and information on the incident was given to state police Wednesday morning, the school district said.
Additionally, administration later became aware via social media posts that this same individual was seen Tuesday at the Montgomery County 4-H Center in Skippack and was observed engaging in some unusual behavior, according to the school district.
"We have increased security presence at Middle School East as a result of this incident and have informed the administrative team so that all are aware. We appreciate your efforts to be vigilant as well and to report any unusual activity to our schools, or to use the new Safe2Say Something reporting system," the letter read.
Reports can be made anonymously through the Safe2Say Something app, website safe2saypa.org or via a phone call to 844-SAF2SAY.