Allentown city and school officials plead for end to Allen High bomb threats: ‘Knock it off’

After a week in which three bomb threats at Allen High School resulted in three juvenile arrests and an active investigation, the Allentown mayor and police chief joined school officials in calling on students and parents to act responsibly.

Police respond Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, to the third bomb threat in a week at Allen High School. Allentown police said a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were charged with a felony of making terroristic threats in the Wednesday threat. The district said the two teens were not district students, and it is working with police to make sure proper legal action is taken. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

Allen High School evacuates Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. Thursday morning there was another bomb threat, the third such instance in as many days. As of about noon the city police and fire departments were at the school investigating. A bomb threat was made Tuesday and Wednesday at the school, prompting evacuations. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)

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