Stanford Police are releasing more details in that situation today that locked down much of the public school system. They say the threat alleged that a student was inside the school with a gun and intended to cause harm to students.
On scene SRO Sgt. Chase Marcum and school staff immediately initiated a lock down at LCHS and began assessing the situation. LCMS was also locked down as a precaution with officers on scene.
It was further alleged there was a threat of a bomb in LCHS. Emergency personnel from multiple different agencies responded to the scene and immediately set up incident command. After initial response and procedure the school was deemed safe to evacuate students. Students were informed of the situation class by class and escorted and evacuated in a safe controlled manner from the school to busses. Once all students and staff were safely cleared from the building, additional law enforcement, along with K-9 units from UK Police and KSP did a secondary sweep and security check and were able to deem the school safe for re-entry. There was at no point any active shooter on campus, there were no weapons, explosives or other hazards located.
The case remains under investigation by several agencies involved.
Officers will remained on scene for the rest of the day while some students return for their things. Extra officers will be deployed to the campus for the next two days.
