Crime & Safety
Lockdown Lifted At Stephenson High School After Threat: DCSD
It is unknown what kind of social media threat Stephenson High School received Monday.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — All students and staff are safe Monday after a Level 1 lockdown at Stephenson High School, Donald Porter, school system press secretary, told Patch.
Police with the DeKalb County School District were continuing their investigation into a social media threat Monday afternoon, Porter said.
The school was placed on lockdown due to the threat and was lifted at dismissal. Porter said details of the threat were not being released.
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No arrests were made, and weapons were not located, he said.
School officials noted earlier in the day any reports of an active shooter on the campus were inaccurate.
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