Threats prompt school closures in Palo Alto, Orinda
by The Mercury News
The Mercury News— Unspecified threats against two campuses in the Bay Area prompted a campus closure at one and a lockdown at another Monday afternoon.
NBC Bay Area—‘Unconfirmed threat' prompts shelter-in-place order at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. An "unconfirmed threat" towards Gunn High School in Palo Alto prompted a shelter-in-place order Monday afternoon, police said.
CBS News—Unconfirmed threat triggers shelter-in-place order at two Palo Alto schools. An unconfirmed threat towards Gunn High School in Palo Alto Monday afternoon has led that school and nearby Fletcher Middle School to be given shelter-in-place orders, according to Palo Alto police.According to a social media post by the department at 2:35 p.m., Palo Alto police officers are on scene at Gunn High School at 780 Arastradero Road to investigate the threat. School officials placed the campus in a "shelter-in-place" status while officers investigate. A subsequent tweet confirmed...
KRON4—Palo Alto high school placed under shelter-in-place order due to unconfirmed threat. (KRON) — A Palo Alto high school campus has been issued a shelter-in-place as police investigate an “unconfirmed threat towards the school,” according to the Palo Alto Police Depa