The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that money was awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to make security upgrades and improve safety and communications technology.”
The shooting took place the day before Thanksgiving. Four students—two 15-year-old girls and two 16-year-old boys—were standing on the street a block away from Overbrook when they were struck by bullets. None of the gunshot wounds were life-threatening.
As violence around schools has ramped up, city police and the district’s Office of School Safety have added additional patrols and programs. Overbrook was already part of the safe corridors program that deploys city police near certain schools at arrival and dismissal time.
