Schools
2 Desert Schools Lock Down During Weapons' Investigations
A report of a student with a knife turned out to be false at Coachella Valley HS. Desert Springs MS experienced a similar incident Tuesday.
COACHELLA, CA — Coachella Valley High School was placed on a brief lockdown Tuesday as deputes investigated a false report of a student with a knife.
Deputies responded to the 83000 block of Airport Boulevard at around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday to the report, Riverside County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez told City News Service.
"Out of precaution, the staff placed the campus on lockdown until deputies arrived," Brito-Gonzalez said. "Deputies conducted a safety sweep and are still on scene investigating."
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The lockdown was lifted later in the morning.
Brito-Gonzalez told CNS on Tuesday afternoon that the report of the knife on campus was false and no arrests were made.
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Another desert campus, Desert Springs Middle School, was placed on lockdown Tuesday due to a false report of a person with a weapon.
Police alerted the public at around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday about reports of a person with a possible weapon in the desert area near the campus, according to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the school was placed on lockdown prior to dismissal while officers canvassed the area," police said in a statement. "The report was found untrue and the school [lockdown] was lifted."
