By Izzie Kim, Editor-in-Chief; Eleanor Love, News and Sports Editor
On Friday December 10 around 9:50 a.m., a school shooting threat emerged at McClatchy. Principal Andrea Egan sent out an emergency message alerting students and families, explaining that a “vague Instagram threat” indicated a school shooting.
“At this time we have no reason to believe it is credible. That being said, we have law enforcement researching the post,” Egan explained.
Shortly after, a reporting crew from local news station FOX 40 arrived on site to cover the potential threat.
A little after 10 a.m., Egan made an announcement on the loudspeaker asking all teachers to close and lock their doors. She declared that McClatchy was going into a “soft lockdown” and was trying to avoid a full lockdown. Students were to stay in their second period class and were told to not move on to third period.
Many parents called in early dismissals for their students. The front desk made a list of all students allowed to leave and sent administration officials to collect students and walk them to the front of the school where parents were waiting outside.
Some parents and students became worried after parents’ calls were unanswered. Teacher Lori Jablonski explained to her class that “the lines are jammed with parents trying to call their students”. The front desk made clear on the loudspeaker that students were not to leave campus without an early dismissal, and that they didn’t want too many students walking in the halls at the same time.
This story is still developing and will be updated.