Willamette High School in Lock-Down for Student Safety in Eugene, Oregon
Police Search Willamette High School After a Firecracker Ignited in a Locker Bay
Eugene and Springfield Oregon are small cities close enough to each other to be considered one large city. At one time there was speculation of combining the two and calling it the Emerald City.
Eugene, Oregon is nestled in the Willamette Valley, and being next door to Springfield, Oregon many people in both cities were affected by the Thurston High School shootings several years ago. Each of the school districts in the area are extremely cautious when any type of threat is perceived in or near a school.
This afternoon is no exception, coming on the heels of the Virginia Tech shootings everyone is tense and hi-jinks by high school students is not appreciated. Apparently, late morning or early afternoon someone lit a firecracker in one of the locker bays. This was announced to students over the intercom as students were placed in lockdown.
My high school student sent me a text message to let me know, and that everything was okay, and that police and police dogs were on site to inspect every locker, including purses and bags in each locker.
I do have concerns that the student responsible has his or her bag, backpack or purse with them and is sitting in a classroom well away from where the locker bays are being searched.
As a parent of a student at Willamette I am concerned, but I am confident that the school and police will ensure the safety of students.
Currently it is 1:25 pm in Eugene, and Willamette High School is still in lock-down.
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- Schools are often placed in lock-down due to student hi-jinks in addition to real threats.
- Often threats occur near campus causing a lock-down for student safety.
- Students are the best resource for locating threats within their own schools.
2 Comments
Post a CommentI am a Student here at Willamette and a sophmore, I was in my wood tech class like always and all of a sudden an annoucement came on that we had an explosive device go off and we were on lock down for a full hour and a half... everyone was scared but to say for the best, everyone is ok and we are back on schedule... I love willamette!
I'll bet that was scary for the kids, especially after hearing about the Virginia Tech shooting just a couple of days before.