Overview
- Five teenagers detained since Friday were due in juvenile court Tuesday for closed detention hearings following last week’s off-campus clash.
- The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is conducting an independent review and has asked the public to submit videos or photos, while borough officials declined further comment during the investigation.
- Bystander footage shows plainclothes Police Chief Scott McElree restraining a teen, prompting residents to demand his suspension or resignation and a petition that has surpassed 9,000 signatures.
- Quakertown police say they acted after some demonstrators created safety hazards and damaged property, including throwing snowballs at vehicles and tearing off a car’s side mirror.
- The school district says it tried to cancel the walkout, is arranging counseling and a police presence for reopening, and has reported threats to staff to law enforcement.