Crime & Safety
Menlo-Atherton High School Lockdown Lifted
City officials say police received a call about a student who was possibly armed with a handgun on campus.
ATHERTON, CA — The lockdown at Menlo Atherton High School in Atherton has been lifted, according to city officials.
The city of Atherton said in an announcement that that around 11:30 a.m., police received a call of a student in a bathroom who was possibly armed with a handgun. Officials said police searched the restroom and were clearing the classrooms.
City officials said it was confirmed that the subject police were looking for was not on campus.
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The lockdown was lifted just after 1:50 p.m.
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