El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on scene at Grand Mountain School; school reports no threat
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - Grand Mountain School went on lockdown Wednesday after an alarm went off inside the school.
UPDATE: Classes normally resumed on Wednesday, but afternoon pre-k classes were canceled. The school is investigating what led to an alarm being triggered. Some parents expressed concern about how long it took for the school to notify parents of a lockdown. Others were alarmed and scared for their children after Wednesday's school shooting in Georgia.
Widefield School District 3 issued this statement regarding their response:
"The first communication to families was about an hour after the alarm went off.
Student and staff safety is always our top priority. During a lockdown, we take direction from law enforcement who are making sure our school is safe. This process takes time, and while law enforcement officers are clearing the building, staff members are with students in the rooms and the expectation is that they are all silent and out of sight during the incident. We notify families as soon as safely possible and when we have the most accurate information available. We are extremely grateful that today’s situation was just a false alarm. Everyone in our building was safe and secure through the entire event."
- Samantha Briggs, WSD 3
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) says it is currently on scene at Grand Mountain School.
EPSO has confirmed that the school is on lockdown.
EPSO says that they are currently searching the school and that all kids appear to be safe at this time. There is a "heightened security concern" due to the school shooting in Georgia earlier today.
The district says that the alarm went off for an unknown reason but there is no threat. They are working to learn why the alarm went off.
EPSO says that they treat all alarms the same. They say there's no threat at this time
The school is resuming normal operations.
A press conference from the district and EPSO can be watched above.
