All Delano schools were under a voluntary 'lockout' procedure Friday amid an unconfirmed threat of a drive-by shooting at an unspecified area school, Delano Police said.
A voluntary lockout is different from a lockdown, said Delano Police Chief Mark DeRosia. Under a lockout, students and staff are able to move about the campus freely, but the gates and doors are locked. The school supervisor makes the call.
The police chief said the four middle schools and eight elementary schools of the Delano School District were following the lockout procedure, as were the area's three high schools.
Parents were not being asked to pick up their children from school, DeRosia said. Officers investigated and believe there is no credible threat.
The concern started with a drive-by shooting in Tulare County earlier today. A principal of a school called the principal at Albany Park Elementary School, DeRosia said. That, coupled with a social media post from a Delano elementary school student warning of a possible drive-by shooting at an Delano campus led to the lockout spreading through the district.
A voluntary lockout is different from a lockdown, said Delano Police Chief Mark DeRosia. Under a lockout, students and staff are able to move about the campus freely, but the gates and doors are locked. The school supervisor makes the call.
The police chief said the four middle schools and eight elementary schools of the Delano School District were following the lockout procedure, as were the area's three high schools.
Parents were not being asked to pick up their children from school, DeRosia said. Officers investigated and believe there is no credible threat.
The concern started with a drive-by shooting in Tulare County earlier today. A principal of a school called the principal at Albany Park Elementary School, DeRosia said. That, coupled with a social media post from a Delano elementary school student warning of a possible drive-by shooting at an Delano campus led to the lockout spreading through the district.