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Prince George High School goes on lockdown after weapon reported on campus

By Will Gonzalez,

2024-05-02

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A lockdown at Prince George County High School has been lifted after a weapon was reported on campus Thursday morning.

According to a message sent by Principal Matt McAllister to parents, the school “entered a modified lockdown/remain-in-place procedure” around 9:45 a.m. as Prince George County Police Department officers investigated a report of a weapon on campus.

No weapons were found after a “thorough investigation and search of the campus” and the lockdown was lifted at 11:05 a.m., the school day is now back on a regular schedule.

“The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we appreciate your support of our continued efforts to maintain a safe learning environment for our community,” McAllister said in the message.

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Andrew Felker

05-02

"English no good" is logically the complete verbalization of an interrogation. See the 90s Chinese-Set movie #RedCorner (R rated, 27+). DID you know that underlying facts influence intuitive neural pathways? 👋👋👋👋👋👋🟥

Ambiguousbabytaker

05-02

So yes, I'm going to say what I've been thinking... Am I the only 1 who thinks these lock downs could result in a very bad situation? Case in point, although my kids are adults now, I remember when we were stationed at Hood. So when it's kids bringing these weapons into school, it gets locked down. Now parents can't try to rescue ( cops what wait outside) leaving it to teachers & hiding crying kids. hummm. Sounds more like a death trap.

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