A high school in the Antelope neighborhood of Sacramento County was placed on a precautionary lockdown Friday after staff received a bomb threat.
Center High School located on the 3100 block of Center Court Lane, was locked down after a caller made the threat Friday, according to a statement from Center Joint Unified School District Superintendent Scott A. Loehr.
Loehr said the high school was immediately placed on lockdown “out of an abundance of caution,” and law enforcement officers were called to the campus. School district officials said the lockdown began around noon Friday.
Police officers with the Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department searched the campus and determined it was safe, and the lockdown was lifted shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday, the district said. Loehr said there was no intruder on campus at any time.
Officials with the Twin Rivers force, which provides contracted police services to Center Joint Unified, referred questions about the lockdown to the school district.
The superintendent said school staff and paramedics also responded to an unrelated medical emergency involving a student Friday afternoon during the lockdown. Loehr said the situation was handled by school staff and emergency responders.
“We appreciate the quick response from law enforcement and the cooperation of our students, families and staff throughout this situation,” Loehr said.
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