Lockdown Lifted At Perkins School For The Blind After Threat: Police

WATERTOWN, MA — The Perkins School for the Blind has been deemed safe following a Tuesday lockdown due to a threatening phone call, Watertown police said.

The school received the threatening call around 10:45 a.m., police said. As of around 3:45 Tuesday afternoon, the lockdown has been lifted and normal activities have resumed, according to police.

A community member who asked to remain anonymous told Patch that according to their sister—an employee at Perkins—the school went into lockdown around 11:15 a.m. and people barricaded in classrooms.

The lockdown was a "precautionary measure" for the safety of the students and staff, police said in their statement Tuesday morning.

Helicopters and police cars swarmed the area, according to the community member.

The threat is still under investigation, according to police.