Canyon High School and Leona Cox Community Elementary School in Canyon Country were put under a “soft lockdown” on Tuesday morning due to a suspicious person in the area.
Deputies were called to the area around 11:30 a.m. when a suspicious vehicle was reported near Whites Canyon Road.
“It was a precautionary measure,” said Shirley Miller, public information officer for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
Both schools are no longer under the lockdown at this time.
“Everything is normal operations now. Police received a call about a suspicious person near the area,” said Sgt. Dahring, of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
The lockdowns come in light of Los Angeles Unified School District’s closure of 900 schools today after receiving a terror threat.
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Scary day
Yes this happened today right at lunch time.
“Suspicious Person” in the SCV could easily be an individual not wearing UGG boots or a flat brimmed hat.
so true… haha thanks for the laugh. i moved out of scv about 9 years ago
Ha!
Good to be vigilant, but it shares a fine line with paranoia and xenophobia.
Lol
Patty Ryan
Randy Baarstad
Lifted
Hope u r ok Cheryl Hasty Neville! ♡♡
Thank you Marilyn Nelson Kirschner we are ok at canyon high
Laura Oswald Dangelo
Over dramatic!
What is a soft lock down
This incident is unrelated to the LAUSD incident which had to do with an email terror threat to schools in Los Angeles and New York.
Better safe than lose one child.
So was La Mesa Jr High. My co-workers daughter goes to school there.
okay but I thought all LAUSD schools were shut down?
What in the heck is a “soft lockdown”? Lock down is lock down in my opinion.
I don’t think it’s over dramatic, they’re doing their job to protect their students & faculty
What abount rio vista school
Rio vista school
Justin Scott
Smdh………..
Suspicious?
Andrea
I think everyone is naturally on high alert…
Tatiana not sure if this is why?
there is multiple houses and apartments right next to the school… people always walk around that area. what is “suspicious”???
Gladys Mercado
Karen Spencer Navarro
I got a message. There was some police activity up the street.
Rosie Quiñonez Canthe
Wow ? sabias que hoy cerraron muchas escuelas de La county por una amenaza k isieron
It’s finals week, most high schools got out at 12:15
‘Soft Lockdown’ is term that defines a protocol in a school to respond to a threat outside the school without immediate threat to the students inside the school.
During a Soft Lockdown the building perimeter is secured with staff stationed at the doors. Visitors may not enter the building during a ‘soft lockdown.’ Teaching proceeds as usual. Depending on the conditions, class period changes are allowed.
A ‘Hard Lockdown’ is defined as protocol that keeps students locked in their classrooms. Students are instructed to remain seated — out of sight through windows or doors. Lights are usually turned off and teaching lessons stop until the threat passes. ‘Hard Lockdowns’ are usually utilized when an intruder is known to be inside the building, or some other serious threat inside the building or on the school property is identified.
Thank you.
Terri Erickson Egar
I was at one of the schools and it was a man loading a garden rake into his car.. Since the sheriffs were there the went ahead and did a thorough search…
Carlos Hernandez
What is consider a suspicious car? ?
If they didn’t and something bad happened all you who think it was overkill would be pissed.can’t please people..ever!
We aren’t part of the LAUSD.
since when? has it always been like that?
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With everything that was going on with the LAUSD, this “soft” lockdown would’ve freaked me out! Aracely Leal glad I kept them home.
Pray with all the kids before they leave the house.
We are living in the last days.
And now that they are clear to go back today.Im more scared to send them.But we can’t live in fear.Just pray.
God protect our children ect.
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Melissa Mariscal
Carlos Iraheta
I told the smaller girls.
It was so so cold.That their principle said stay home and don’t go to school.So they won’t be scared to go this morning.Since we were watching the news yesterday.
I don’t want them to be afraid to go to school.?Melissa Mariscal
Ugh,
Let’s pray for the staff and teacher’s too.
Soft protocol or a hard one.God be in control!!
Melissa Mariscal