C.K. McClatchy High exits ‘soft lockdown’ after shooting threat on social media
C.K. McClatchy High School was made aware of a “vague Instagram threat” of a school shooting, and the campus was placed on a “soft lockdown” Friday morning while the post was investigated by police, administrators said.
“We are in possession of a vague Instagram threat that indicated a school shooting at CKM today,” McClatchy principal Andrea Egan wrote in an email to families around 9:45 a.m. “At this time we have no reason to believe it is credible.”
“That being said we have law enforcement researching the post. I’ll send another message once it’s fully cleared.”
Egan in another message shortly after 11:30 a.m. said police determined the threat was “not credible.”
“We are going to move through the rest of the day as normal. We understand this is unsettling and some parents have chosen to check their children out early.”
The school entered a “soft lockdown to avoid passing periods” while police investigated, Sacramento City Unified School District spokesman Al Goldberg said in an emailed statement.
McClatchy High is located on Freeport Boulevard in Land Park.
This story was originally published December 10, 2021 at 10:42 AM.
