On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at approximately 0900hrs, East Hempfield Township Police Department received a phone call from an unknown male claiming that explosive device(s) had been placed outside of the building at Hempfield High School. Police responded to the high school, set up a perimeter, and conducted a search. A bomb-sniffing K-9 unit from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office was brought in to search the perimeter of the high school and other nearby areas as identified by police. No explosive devices were detected by the K-9.

The high school went into a faculty hold for students and staff. Fire police blocked off all entrances to the high school campus until the incident was resolved. As of 10:30 AM, the faculty hold has been lifted and entrances into the high school are open.

The incident, and origin of the phone call, remain under investigation.

If new information becomes available, updates will be provided.