Sheriff: Post That Caused WPHS Lockdown Not Made by Student
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WHEELING – The original social media post that led to the "code red" lockdown at Wheeling Park High School was not made by a student at the school, the Ohio County Sheriff's Office said.
In a post to the office's Facebook page, Ohio County Sheriff Tom Howard said that, following an investigation, the original post was made by a "non-student/non-resident" and didn't show a specific credible threat to students faculty or school property.
WPHS went into "code red" lockdown for about two hours Thursday morning as school officials and law enforcement investigated a social media post that a Wheeling Park student perceived as a threat and showed to school officials. Howard said that, on Thursday, an "adult non-student" shared a screenshot of a social media site to a student, who went to school officials with concerns.
In accordance with the school's policies and procedures, Wheeling Park was placed on "code red" during the investigation. In that investigation, Howard said no weapons were located or recovered and no one was taken into custody as a result.
Once it was determined there was no credible threat, the school's "code red" was moved to "code yellow," which allowed for limited movement through the school and required students and visitors to have an escort if they moved through the building.
Ultimately, school officials decided to dismiss early and parents were able to pick up their children at 1 p.m.