FL educational facilities locked down after shooting danger phoned in

In FL state, Broward County has locked down its educational facilities. The danger of a school shooting led to the lock down. At least seventeen educational facilities were locked down. As a whole, Broward County is the largest school district in the area. The danger that was e-mailed into the radio station also mentioned government structures.

Lockdown in schools in Broward County, Florida

The Fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines is where the first Florida school lockdown began. All 17 schools ended up in lockdown within the school district. This affected 260,000 students. School spokeswoman Nadine Drew said the schools are “operating as normal as possible.”. Lockdowns mean that moving in or out of school building and even classrooms is prohibited. The plan is for the lockdown to stay until it is safe. Police have to clear the buildings.

Threat to Broward County, Florida

The schools were shut down after a woman called a radio station saying that her husband was “going to a school to start shooting.”. An e-mail had been also sent to the station, which was forwarded on to authorities in Broward County claimed that “something big was going to happen” around government buildings. Police said that the identities of the man and his wife are not yet confirmed. There is no longer a serious threat though.

All about school lockdowns

It is still quite new to understand "locking down" a school. It is common for both U.S. and Canadian schools to now hold “lockdown drills.”. Most commonly, a lockdown confines teachers and students to their classrooms. The theory is that this will restrict movements and keep everybody within the school more safe. In the last few years, the 300 schools within the Broward County school district have been having lockdown drills.

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USA Today

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