Stoughton Schools Reviewing Alert System After False Alarm

STOUGHTON, MA — Police and school officials are investigating what caused a false active shooter alarm to go off at Stoughton High School Friday. The alarm went out around 2 p.m Friday. and led to Stoughton High School being locked down and shelter in places being set up at Wilkins Elementary and O'Donnell Middle School.

Police said they searched the school and determined the threat was a false alarm. Superintendent John Marcus sent a second alert to parents saying the Go2Blu notification system was activated accidentally on a teacher's computer, but there was a malfunction that kept the second alert from being sent out right away. Marcus apologized for any panic this may have caused.

"To be clear, the Go2Blu system was activated on a teacher's computer at about 2 p.m," Marcus sent to parents. "A second activation then happened on another teacher laptop. "Go2Blu is a security system that was installed in the new building and allows for instant communication with police. As far as we can tell, the system was activated accidentally. No one reported an actual threat, and No incidents outside of SHS had anything to do with the Go2Blu alarm."

Police and school officials said they will continue to investigate what caused the accidental alert to go out. Councilors were made available Friday and will be made available again Monday for any students who were upset by the situation.