DENVER — Columbine High School and 22 other nearby schools in the Denver area have been placed on a lockout due to what law enforcement referred to as “reported threats.”
A caller claimed to have multiple explosives inside Columbine High School at about 9:20 a.m., according to Mike Taplin with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
That person also claimed to be outside the school, Taplin said.
Tapin said the threats have not been validated and that Columbine High School has been secured. The investigation is ongoing, and people are urged to stay out of the area.
JeffCo Schools spokesperson Diana Wilson said the following schools are on lockout:
- Columbine High School
- Columbine Hills Elementary School
- Dutch Creek Elementary School
- Governor’s Ranch Elementary School
- Ken Caryl Middle School
- Lea Wood Elementary School
- Normandy Elementary School
- Bradford K8 Primary School
- Chatfield High School
- Coronado Elementary School
- Deer Creek Middle School
- Falcon Bluffs Middle School
- Mortensen Elementary School
- Shaffer Elementary School
- Stony Creek Elementary School
- Ute Meadows Elementary School
- Dakota Ridge High School
- Blue Heron Elementary School
- Colorow Elementary School
- Mount Carbon Elementary School
- Powderhorn Elementary School
- Summit Ridge Middle School
- Westridge Elementary School
Lockout means no one is allowed in or out of the building, and classes and activities carry on as normal. In a tweet, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office told parents not to come to the school to pick up their children and that dismissal is planned for the normal time, at 2:45 p.m.
This story will be updated as we learn more.
