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Squalicum High School lifts lockdown

Schools locked down Tuesday morning over social media images

Squalicum High School went into precautionary lockdown Tuesday morning, March 28, following social media images “that may have shown a weapon on or near campus,” Principal Miguel Perez said in a message to families, staff and students. 

At 9:50 a.m. the school went into lockdown, and Northern Heights Elementary, went into a lockout while the district worked with the Bellingham Police Department to determine if there was a threat. 

In Bellingham Public Schools, a lockdown occurs when there is an immediate hazard or threat to the campus. Students are locked into classrooms and stay quiet and out of sight of any windows. In a lockout, the threat is off campus. Students and staff remain indoors with exterior doors locked.

At 10:15 a.m. the lockdown at the high school shifted to a lockout before being fully lifted at 10:30 a.m. 

Police confirmed to the district there was no immediate threat and no weapon on campus, and school continued as normal. 

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