After a morning lockdown after 'an incident,' police say Foley High School is now secure and all students are safe at this time. The school will begin dismissi
Parents rushed to Foley High School Thursday morning and sat in gridlock waiting to pick up their children. Tears of relief streamed down their faces when they were able to hug them. The high school went into lockdown at 10:24. Debra Johnson's 15-year-old daughter texted her immediately.
Principal Jessica Webb says as hundreds of students were changing classes a teacher overheard something troubling in the hallway from a student. Chaos that officials addressed a live-streamed press conference shortly after 1:00 p.m. to provide details and answer questions about what took place on campus.
There was a picture of a child with a gun being circulated. In fact, I understand there was more than one picture of different people. There were rumors about fights in hallways and guns being pulled. None of this happened. The picture with the most attention was not taken today and in fact, was not taken on a school campus. Again, law enforcement has verified the same information.
When I pulled up there were well over 100 police officers on campus. Under any estimation, it was an impressive show of force. Unfortunately, these resources were deployed because of comments made by students in a hallway. Again, I believe our team responded appropriately and we will continue to respond this way but parents, I need you to have a serious conversation with your children.
We had a similar situation in Daphne a year or so back. In both situations, parents came to the school campus seeking to simply walk up to the front door and check out their child. Folks, that is not going to happen. Our priority is to secure the perimeter, ensure the safety of the children and not allow anybody within that area until the all-clear has been given.
During this time, there are several procedures taking place. The buildings and hallways have to be cleared. Students, staff and their belongings have to be inspected. Even after each person is accounted for, each one of those people has to then be cleared by law enforcement.
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