NOW: Highland Park Schools on Lockdown Due to Student Potentially in Possession of Gun. Latest updates:
In an 11:30 a.m. emailed update to families in District 113, superintendent Bruce Law said that the school received"an anonymous tip reporting a rumor of a student in possession of a gun."
The email adds that the student alleged to have a gun was identified, and that security footage indicated that"he and another student had left the building."Highland Park High School remained on lockdown as police continued their investigation, but by 12:30 p.m., students were seen being released from the school.
"At the point of the lockdown being lifted our office will petition the court to extend voting for the same length of time as the lockdown," Vega said in a statement."All voters currently unable to vote at Braeside Elementary School, Red Oak Elementary School, or Highland Park Public Library Some schools and childcare centers in neighboring towns and villages, including Glencoe, were also placed on"soft lockdown" out of an"abundance of caution," emails to families in those districts show.
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