DEVELOPING: Officers arrest an Alameda High School intruder, who allegedly touched one student's face and asked another for a kiss, police say.
The CARE team assists people who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. School staff requested that the team do a safety check on the young man, as he had"alluded to students being afraid he would 'shoot up the school' some years ago," Scuderi said.
The superintendent said that the second incident, involving the man arrested on Wednesday, occurred when the suspect entered a classroom and allegedly touched a girl's face. When a teacher asked the man what he was doing, he left the classroom, encountered two girls in the hallway and reportedly asked if he could kiss one of them. He then fled the building before staff could implement a shelter-in-place or lockdown, Scuderi said.
A teacher followed the man all the way to the Fruitvale BART Station, where the teacher asked the BART police for help, the superintendent said. Police were able to take a picture of the suspect but he was"lost at the station." "There are many details being sorted through at this time by both police investigators and school administrators," said Scuderi on Tuesday night."We know these incidents are disturbing and frightening."The superintendent said staff at the school"continually" discuss such scenarios and make plans for them, including when to call the police immediately or go into lockdown.
Scuderi said there will be a debriefing and review of"our own response with the Alameda High School leadership team, including our safety protocols, campus supervision responsibilities and other safety-related measures, as well as potential long-term facilities modifications that may serve to improve security."
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