The Minneapolis School District locked down all 60 of its buildings today after discovering someone threatened to shoot up a Minneapolis school and then end their own life.
The threat was found on two social networking sites, including Facebook, on Wednesday morning. It said the shooting would happen around 9:30 a.m.
Minneapolis schools were placed on "code yellow" status all day Wednesday, which means they were locked down but still observing normal student routines.
As a precautionary measure, the schools will stay on lockdown all day today. That means students will stay indoors and the school buildings' exterior doors will remain locked.
Police say the Web threat that led to a lockdown of all Minneapolis public schools on Wednesday could have come from Australia.
The suspect who allegedly made the threat hasn't been in the United States in seven years, so police believe this is a prank but are continuing to look into it.
St. Paul Public Schools are not in lock down. However, some schools have tightened security as a precaution.
You can ensure that your staff is trained on effective violence prevention strategies, as well as your district’s lockdown procedures, with the EmployeeSafe Suite. Contact PublicSchoolWORKS at sales@publicschoolworks.com for more information about this program.
Story taken from www.wcco.com.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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