LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) — A threat targeting Long Beach High School put six campuses in the district on lockdown for hours Monday morning as police searched the school.
The threat came in around 10 a.m., according to police. Officials did not say how the threat was made.
A threat targeting Long Beach High School put six campuses in the district on lockdown for hours Monday morning as police searched the school.(WLOX)Parents rush to check on children
As students called or texted, parents started showing up to check on their children.
“So when I got up here, it wasn’t that many people up here. But as I said, I’ve seen more people start to come and I’ve seen all the police and stuff,” said Marlinda Freeman, a parent.
As students called or texted, parents started showing up to check on their children.(WLOX)
Long Beach police called in help from neighboring cities, including Pass Christian and Gulfport, along with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office.
Search involved dogs, FBI, Homeland Security
Officials did not reveal the specific threat made. Dogs from Keesler Air Force Base and the Seabee Base searched for explosives, and the FBI and Homeland Security responded.
“After a thorough search of the school and all of the vehicles, nothing was found and the school was let off lockdown,” said Chief Billy Seal, Long Beach Police Department.
Dogs from Keesler Air Force Base and the Seabee Base searched for explosives.(WLOX)
When Freeman’s daughters called about police at the high school, she rushed straight to campus.
“It just kind of, I kind of broke down for a minute because I’m looking like I don’t, you know, stuff happens every day. So you really don’t know what’s going on,” Freeman said.
Freeman said Long Beach is normally a quiet community and that’s part of what made the day unsettling.
Superintendent Dr. Talia Lock said the district has a clear protocol for handling threats.(WLOX)Students describe lockdown
Ninth grader Maya Ropiak said being locked inside was terrifying.
“I was just like rethinking my life, actually yeah. I was so glad I was safe and I was hoping nobody else got hurt,” Ropiak said.
Superintendent Dr. Talia Lock said the district has a clear protocol for handling threats.
“We take every single threat, every single potential threat as serious as if it was an actual threat and so today was no different. We just went from there and we were in really good hands with law enforcement today for sure,” Lock said.
“So when I got up here, it wasn’t that many people up here. But as I said, I’ve seen more people start to come and I’ve seen all the police and stuff,” said Marlinda Freeman, a parent.(WLOX)
Many parents waited for three hours before police lifted the lockdown so they could take their children home.
Long Beach Police Chief Billy Seal said the search of the high school did not find a weapon or any dangerous device. No one has been arrested.
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