Minneapolis Public Schools On Second Day of Lockdown
Minneapolis Public Schools remain on lockdown after an Internet threat raised suspicious Wednesday morning.
The Minneapolis School District locked down all 60 of its buildings for the day after the threat said someone was going to shoot up a Minneapolis school and then end their own life.
The threat was found on two social networking sites, including Facebook, on Wednesday morning. It said the shooting would happen around 9:30 a.m.
Minneapolis schools were placed on "code yellow" status all day Wednesday, which means they were locked down but still observing normal student routines.
As a precautionary measure, the schools will stay on lockdown Thursday. That means students will stay indoors and the school buildings' exterior doors will remain locked.
Police say the Web threat that led to a lockdown of all Minneapolis public schools on Wednesday could have come from Australia.
The suspect who allegedly made the threat hasn't been in the United States in seven years, so police believe this is a prank but are continuing to look into it.
St. Paul Public Schools were not in lock down. However, some schools have tightened security as a precaution.
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Minneapolis Public Schools remain on lockdown after an Internet threat raised suspicious Wednesday morning.
The Minneapolis School District locked down all 60 of its buildings for the day after the threat said someone was going to shoot up a Minneapolis school and then end their own life.
The threat was found on two social networking sites, including Facebook, on Wednesday morning. It said the shooting would happen around 9:30 a.m.
Minneapolis schools were placed on "code yellow" status all day Wednesday, which means they were locked down but still observing normal student routines.
As a precautionary measure, the schools will stay on lockdown Thursday. That means students will stay indoors and the school buildings' exterior doors will remain locked.
Police say the Web threat that led to a lockdown of all Minneapolis public schools on Wednesday could have come from Australia.
The suspect who allegedly made the threat hasn't been in the United States in seven years, so police believe this is a prank but are continuing to look into it.
St. Paul Public Schools were not in lock down. However, some schools have tightened security as a precaution.
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- Mpls. School Threat May Have Come From Australia
(3/11/2010)
