Frustrated student prompted lockdown at Douglas County High School, district says
A lockdown was lifted after a "potential threat" to Douglas County High School
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. - Douglas County High School is safe Friday afternoon after a "potential threat" by a disgruntled student prompted administrators to lock down the campus.
Douglas County School System officials said police have "captured and removed the threat" from a neighborhood. On Friday morning, administrators used a crisis alert system to lock down the school when they identified the threat.
Officials said the incident began as a virtual meeting between school staff, a student and their guardian. The student showed "showed extreme frustration after learning of their DCHS school status," officials said.
Someone told administrators the student could "physically threaten himself and the campus." An administrator saw the student walking near Interstate 20 toward the school and Principal Keja Parks initiated a lockdown.
"There was never any danger to students or staff due to the quick actions of the school administrators and the Douglas County School System Police Department," a statement from the school district said.
Douglas County School System Police, Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Douglasville Police searched the surrounding area and arrested the student.
The school resumed regular operations Friday afternoon and allowed parents to check their students out.
SKYFOX flew over Douglas County High School, which was temporarily locked down on Sept. 30, 2022. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
SKYFOX did not see a heavy police presence at or near the school as it flew over the scene just before noon on Friday. Cameras saw some cars parked in a driveway in front of the school while people talked outside.
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