Crime & Safety
Fireworks At Granada High School Cause Concern
Students set off fireworks outside the boys' locker room, which some mistook for gunfire.
LIVERMORE, CA — Students set off fireworks outside the Granada High School boys locker room, which some mistook for gun violence, according to the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District. No students or staff were harmed, according to an email sent to families by Principal Clark Conover.
Some students exited out of concern, and Conover advised families to tell them that the campus was safe. "Our administrators are investigating the incident. The individual(s) responsible receive an appropriate consequence," he wrote.
District spokesperson Michelle Dawson confirmed to Patch that students set off fireworks, though as of 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, no specific individuals were identified.
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The campus did not initiate any lockdown.
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