Jasper Place High School in lockdown, Edmonton police on scene - BERITAJA

Police descended Friday day upon a precocious schoolhouse successful westbound Edmonton, which was placed successful lockdown complete the noon hour.

About half a twelve constabulary cruisers were spotted extracurricular Jasper Place High School astatine 163 Street and 89 Avenue, wherever an audible siren and announcement was being played extracurricular saying the schoolhouse was connected lockdown.

A matter to parents said an incident occurred astatine the schoolhouse and it was connected lockdown, but kids were safe.

The logic for the lockdown has not been officially confirmed.

BERITAJA has reached retired to Edmonton Public Schools and the Edmonton Police Service for much information.

During a lockdown, efforts are made to minimize access and visibility passim the school.

The school’s outer doors are locked and students are kept successful classrooms aliases designated waiting areas. Typically, lights are turned off, curtains aliases blinds are closed and each windows are covered to obscure visibility into classrooms. Cellphone usage is restricted and schoolhouse phones are not answered.

Inner doors are locked wherever imaginable and only emergency services unit could participate aliases exit the building. Staff members are designated to forestall anyone other from leaving the school.

A lockdown is simply a measurement up from a clasp and secure, during which the school’s outer doors are locked during a clasp and unafraid but classes proceed arsenic normal inside.

A clasp and unafraid occurs erstwhile there’s a threat successful the wide vicinity of a school, but not on, aliases very adjacent to schoolhouse property.

A lockdown is simply a much utmost procedure, erstwhile a threat is adjacent aliases wrong a school.

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