Soccer video games at Coatesville, Roxborough excessive colleges canceled attributable to threats, security issues

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Friday night time soccer was canceled this night at two space excessive colleges attributable to security issues.

Police mentioned there have been threats of violence at Coatesville Excessive College on Friday, and there are ongoing security issues at Roxborough Excessive College following a lethal capturing.

Final week, 14-year-old Nicholas Elizalde was shot and killed after a soccer scrimmage at the college whereas 4 different teenagers have been injured.

“I’ve heard concerning the different colleges, they’re scared, nervous to return again to the sector,” mentioned Roxborough Excessive College scholar Yaneris Reyes.

Motion Information is informed by a spokesperson on the College District of Philadelphia, that the opposing college, Kipp Dubois Collegiate Academy, known as for the cancellation.

They cited security issues and proximity to the current deadly capturing.

“It is scary that children my age, individuals who know him, are scared to return again, in worry of their security that one thing would possibly occur to them, one thing would possibly occur to the individuals they arrive with,” mentioned Reyes.

Reyes was a witness to the lethal capturing at her highschool.

She says says the additional precautions are welcome as police proceed to seek for suspects wished within the lethal capturing.

“I really feel like it might be a good suggestion, at the very least for the meantime to go elsewhere to play,” mentioned Reyes.

In Coatesville, the soccer sport scheduled for Friday night time between the Coatesville Space College District and Downingtown West Excessive College was additionally canceled.

A letter from interim Superintendent Richard F. Dunlap Jr. mentioned on-line threats of violence have been obtained that legislation enforcement believed have been credible.

A Coatesville space college district spokesperson tells Motion Information, the threats have been on-line chatter between college students at each colleges.

The cancelation got here after an earlier choice to play the sport with no spectators.

“The Coatesville Excessive College campus (grades 8 – 12) was dismissed early immediately and the campus will probably be closed to all exercise tonight,” Dunlap’s letter mentioned.

Nevertheless, he mentioned homecoming actions for Saturday are nonetheless scheduled to run as deliberate. The superintendent mentioned the district will ship out any updates if wanted.

“We’re very dissatisfied to must make this choice, out of an abundance of warning for our college students, workers, and group,” Dunlap mentioned.