Students at George Washington Carver Middle School and Frances S. Tucker Elementary School in Coconut Grove, Fla., were on lockdown this afternoon after shots were fired in the vicinity.
Reports of a shooting in Coconut Grove has Carver Middle on lock-down and Tucker Elementary on alert at dismissal.
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) December 20, 2012
The Miami Herald reports that the shooting had nothing to do with the schools. A person had been shot a few blocks away, putting the schools on alert. Tensions across the nation are already high following last week’s shooting in Newtown, Conn., and several schools in Michigan and elsewhere have announced they’ll close Friday for “Mayan Doomsday.”
The lockdown occurred at dismissal as many parents were there to pick up their children, leaving them locked down as well.
I just wanted to bring Mary lunch at Carver, and now I'm part of a middle school lock down. Ducking down in da halls #WhoooHoooo
— Georgia Fabbrini (@ga_fabs) December 20, 2012
Sadly, that’s not the only incident reported today. That day off for “Mayan Doomsday” might have sounded ridiculous at first, but it’s making more sense as the day goes on. Threats range from bomb threats to knives to neighborhood gunshots to false alarms.
Lansing, Mich.:
Lansing police arrest 3 teens who allegedly took gun into Everett High School, causing lockdown http://t.co/12R7NEzB
— Michigan Politics (@MLivePolitics) December 20, 2012
Dayton, Ohio:
Gardendale student in custody after threat that led to school lockdown: http://t.co/IN2x5KbB
— WHIO-TV (@whiotv) December 20, 2012
Woodland, Calif.:
NorCal News: Woodland's Pioneer High School placed on lockdown after 'armed' teen seen: Pioneer High was placed … http://t.co/CwhJvJdP
— Mario Sevilla (@mariosevilla) December 20, 2012
Elsa, Texas:
Edcouch Elsa High School on lockdown for "security reasons". Details soon. #rgv
— CBS 4 News (@cbs4rgv) December 20, 2012
Selma, Ala.:
UPDATE: 2 male students being held by police for bringing 384 handgun to Selma High School. School went on lockdown during afternoon.
— Selma Times Journal (@selmatjournal) December 20, 2012
Salt Lake City, Utah:
Dear West Lake Junior High Patrons- The school was placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure due to an… http://t.co/vKmIaJuO
— Granite School Dist. (@GraniteSchools) December 20, 2012
#BREAKING #WVCstandoff Granite School Dist puts on lockdown near shooting.. may include Westlake Jr., Hillsdale Elem, & Stansbury Elem.
— Brian Carlson (@briancarlsontv) December 20, 2012
#BREAKING police say they had domestc problms w/ man in #WVCstandoff earlier this wk. Not sure if he's alone, but girlfriend is out of house
— Brian Carlson (@briancarlsontv) December 20, 2012
#UPDATE police say #WVCstandoff started about 1:40p neighbors called and said shots were fired. Police responded & more shots were fired.
— Brian Carlson (@briancarlsontv) December 20, 2012
Holden, Mass.:
#Holden, Mass. elementary school sees lockdown after a woman yells, waves paper reading "Sandy Hook" during concert http://t.co/1CvJp5uZ
— NECN (@NECN) December 20, 2012
Those are only the reports confirmed by local news outlets. Students are also posting their own experiences.
https://twitter.com/MuggleBehavior/status/281879987840245760
there was a lockdown at my brothers school .-.
— ??????? (@Younggg_Lenaaa) December 20, 2012
Laurel on lockdown because of the armed robbery after school, someone at Laurel got pistol whipped and robbed.
— Over-Time Grind (@LowKeyDomo_OTG) December 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/Emblem3fan_x/status/281893379321769984
Now these kids in public schools are showing out! Magee High School was on lockdown this morning from a threat…
— La'Raven Love Taylor (@Love_LaRaven) December 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/DaniellaVogue/status/281894803631910912
This is certainly not the school experience we want for anyone’s children, and no one’s taking any chances this week, it seems. Twitchy will continue to monitor for these events and post updates as necessary.
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