{"id":15851,"date":"2025-02-21T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=15851"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:56:31","slug":"false-gun-reports-cause-jitters-at-riverside-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2025\/02\/21\/false-gun-reports-cause-jitters-at-riverside-high\/","title":{"rendered":"False gun reports cause jitters at Riverside High"},"content":{"rendered":"
Riverside High School students and families are reeling after three false weapon reports in just five days, leaving many feeling anxious and on edge.<\/span><\/p>\n
On Friday, Feb. 14, the school went into lockdown after a tip warned of an armed person on campus. Students say they huddled in classrooms with the lights turned off while officers conducted a safety sweep. The tip was deemed unsubstantiated and the lockdown was lifted after about an hour.<\/span><\/p>\n
The night before, students said the school alerted their parents about a threat made on social media. Despite the warning, students attended class as usual on Friday, only to be placed under lockdown that morning.<\/span><\/p>\nThis Feb. 18 lockdown notice by Durham Police resulted from a false report of guns at the school \u2014\u00a0one of three in recent days. (Image taken from a Durham Police posting on the X platform.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Then on Tuesday, Feb. 18, another tip suggested a student had a gun on campus. Again, a P.A. announcement notified students of the lockdown. The student in question was determined not to be on campus, and the lockdown was lifted.<\/span><\/p>\n
But minutes later, a third tip came in about another student allegedly carrying a firearm. The student was found unarmed, and the Durham Police Department posted on X that the final lockdown was <\/span>l<\/span>ifted<\/span><\/a> by 10:50 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n