Crime & Safety
False Report Of Threat Leads To Hard Lockdown At Sandburg HS: PD
Carl Sandburg HS was on hard lockdown Friday, after a swatting incident falsely reported a school shooting threat, Orland police said.
ORLAND PARK, IL — Orland Park police were on scene at Carl Sandburg High School Friday afternoon, after the school was placed on lockdown following what police determined to be a falsely reported threat of a school shooting, or swatting, police said.
A hard lockdown was issued around 1:40 p.m., said Jennifer Waterman, director of communications for District 230. A scanner report relayed that a distressed student had called 911 with a report of two students threatening to shoot people inside the school.
Administrators put the school on hard lockdown while police investigated and worked to clear the building. During a hard lockdown, no one is allowed in or out of the building, and students are kept in their current classrooms.
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The building was moved to soft lockdown as of 2:40 p.m. Students will be dismissed at 3 p.m. Police will remain on scene during dismissal.
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