'All Clear' Given After Lockdown At Westlawn Middle Monday

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a threat made against a Tuscaloosa middle school on Monday was unfounded.

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TPD said officers responded to the call at 10:11 a.m. and the "all-clear" was given shortly thereafter.

The lockdown is the third for Tuscaloosa City Schools in less than a week, after a threat made by a student prompted lockdowns at Bryant High and Eastwood Middle School last week.

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