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An Important Message from Principal Julian L Graham:
May 8, 2025
Dear Overbrook Families,
This letter is to provide important information as a followup to the communication that you received yesterday.
Emergency Crisis Counselors from the Office of Prevention and Intervention were available to speak with students today. They will be at Overbrook High School as long as deemed necessary for students who wish to talk.
Climate managers and staff are monitoring student activities as normal today. You may have noticed an increased presence of Office of School Safety officers and Philadelphia Police outside of school. A mobile police mini-station has been placed at the high school. Our safe path monitors will also be onsite at dismissal.
All after school programming scheduled to occur at Overbrook is resuming today. Offsite sports and activities are not impacted.
As you know, the safety and well-being of our students is the main priority of each and every staff member here, and we will always strive to ensure that school remains a secure and welcoming environment. Per the District policy, any object, device, or instrument, that’s functional purpose is intended to be a weapon, is prohibited from school property –including the exterior perimeter of the building.
Violence is never an acceptable means of conflict resolution and we echo the District’s commitment to teaching and reinforcing appropriate conflict resolution skills to our students and encourage students to seek solutions from a caring adult in our building if they need support. We are cooperating with the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) in its ongoing investigation of the isolated incident that occurred off school property.
If you have any information or questions, please call the main office at 215-400-7300.
May 7, 2025
Dear Overbrook Families,
This letter is to inform you of an incident that occurred today. Shortly after dismissal there was an altercation outside of the school building that included students and members of the community. Unfortunately, it resulted in a Philadelphia Police Officer being injured by a firearm off school property by a community member. Our thoughts are with the impacted officer. All after school programming scheduled to occur at Overbrook for today is cancelled. Offsite sports and activities are not impacted.
As you know, the safety and well-being of our students is the main priority of each and every staff member here, and we will always strive to ensure that school remains a secure and welcoming environment. Per the District policy, any object, device, or instrument, which, in its inherent and functional purpose is intended to be a weapon, is prohibited from school property – including the exterior perimeter of the building. Violence is never an acceptable means to conflict resolution and we echo the District’s commitment to teaching and reinforcing appropriate conflict resolution skills to our students and encourage students to seek solutions from a caring adult in our building if they need support.
This is an ongoing investigation and we are working with the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD). If you have any information or questions, please call the main office at 215-400-7300. There will be a communication shared later this evening regarding plans for school operations and supports available for students tomorrow. There will be additional School Safety Officers PPD Officers onsite tomorrow. We thank you for your continued partnership for the students at Overbrook High School.
Sincerely,
Principal Julian L. Graham
Girls volleyball team celebrates undefeated season
- The Overbrook High School girls volleyball team set a record and secured their spot in Overbrook High School history as the only varsity team to go undefeated in their season.
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Get ready to be amazed—OHS students hit the stage for a concert you won’t soon forget!
