Threat Prompts Middle Lockdown In Sherman Oaks

SHERMAN OAKS, CA — Authorities locked down Millikan Middle School in Sherman Oaks Wednesday morning after a telephoned threat was received, but the campus was declared safe after about an hour and a half.

Officers went to the campus in the 5000 block of Sunnyslope Avenue about 8:15 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

The threat was non-specific, police said.

Some parents told a KNX Newsradio reporter that they were told the threat was made by a former student, but that information could not be immediately confirmed.

Classes were scheduled to continue, though some parents said they planned to take their children out of school for the rest of the day.

Due to the situation at Millikan, nearby Notre Dame High School closed all but one gate as a precaution.

City News Service