School lockdown drills have become common — experts say they could be better
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
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Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Roseville police say that threats of violence against West Park High Thursday have been deemed not credible and students have been released.
West Park High School in Roseville was placed on lockdown Thursday due to unspecified threats of violence. The threat was found during the first and second periods.
A person having a mental health crisis prompted a short lockdown at Sonora High School on Friday.
he lockdown on Sonora Elementary School has been lifted, per the announcement made by Sonora Police Department. The school was on lockdown after a man was spotted in the area who was possibly carrying a firearm.
A Modesto student is under arrest after they allegedly brought a BB gun to school, prompting a lockdown.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 16, 2023, officers from the GPD (Greenfield Police Department) responded to a report of a student making threats of violence with a firearm at McCaffrey Middle School. After arriving on the scene, officers contacted the student, the student’s parents, and school administrators. Following an investigation, the allegation of criminal threats was determined to be unfounded. Additionally, no firearm was found in the student’s possession or on campus.
No threat was found after a possible shooting in Stockton. Police responded to Saint Mary's High School just after noon Wednesday, prompting a lockdown at the school. Police searched the campus but did not find any evidence of a shooting. The lockdown was lifted and school returned to normal.
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A North Sacramento high school campus was on a precautionary lockdown due to police activity nearby, officials say.
A North Sacramento high school campus is on a precautionary lockdown due to police activity nearby, officials say.
A search is on in an Elk Grove neighborhood for a suspect who ran from a stolen vehicle late Wednesday morning.
A local high school was placed on lockdown due to a gun scare.
Travis Air Force Base has been placed on a "real-world lockdown" due to an active shooter.
Authorities told students at Woodland High School to shelter in place after two calls reporting a shooting there.
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Fairmont elementary school in Vacaville was placed on lockdown this morning as police searched for suspicious person in the area.
Yuba County Sheriff's Officials are investigating a shooting threat they say showed up on social media Friday.
Several schools in El Dorado County were placed on lockdown today after someone threatened to blow up Folsom Lake College.
The school, Lake Canyon Elementary, is located at 700 Moose Creek Way. Police have not revealed details about the incident that led to the lockdown.
Police have identified the man accused of shooting and killing a Winters woman Monday morning while she sat in her SUV.
A Sacramento elementary school is on lockdown Friday morning while the area is searched for a parolee that ran from sheriff's deputies.
Authorities say San Jose City College is on lockdown and police are investigating reports of a gunman on campus.
Rio Linda High is on lockdown due to a police investigation, according to Twin Rivers Police.
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