GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The lockdown at a Green Bay school has been lifted.
Preble High School was temporarily locked down this afternoon following reports of a person with a gun driving in the area of Deckner Avenue and Henry Street.
Police called the matter precautionary.
Director of Communications and Public Relations at Green Bay Area Public School District, Lori Blakeslee, released a statement via e-mail:
“Earlier today, due to suspicion of a weapon in the vicinity of Preble High School, as a precautionary measure several schools were placed in “secure the building,” outside situation. Those schools included Preble, Baird, Danz, Froebel, Martin, McAuliffe, OAK Learning Center, and Wilder.
Eventually, Preble High School was placed in “secure the building,” inside situation, while police continued to search for a potential weapon. Once the police were able to determine that there was no threat to students, “secure the building” was lifted at all schools.”
