At lunchtime today, there was a situation involving unauthorized non-students on the Hanford West High School campus. As a result, lunchtime was shortened, students were guided by staff into classrooms, and the school went on a lockdown as a safety precaution. Shortly after the lockdown began, the incident was resolved and the lockdown was lifted.
Specifically, detainees from a nearby juvenile facility entered the Hanford West campus. Law enforcement officers arrested the individuals within a few minutes, but reported that another detainee might still have been in the area near the school. The principal ordered the schoolwide lockdown as a safety precaution, in keeping with school security procedures. The lockdown was lifted a few minutes later when law enforcement officials reported that the person was apprehended off campus and was in custody.
All Hanford West students and staff are safe and the school day is proceeding as usual.
