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News	Thursday, September 02, 2010

'No one in danger' during elem. school lockdown

Whitney Hodgin whodgin@themercury.com

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School went into lockdown mode for about 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon at the request of the Riley County Police Department.

Principle Andrea Teide said no students were in danger at any time, but that RCPD did not explain why it made the request.

Teide said students and staff acted out standard lockdown procedures previously practiced in drills, by ensuring all students were inside locked classrooms and away from the line of sight of locked windows.

"The safety of our students is one of our top priorities throughout the district," Teide said. "The lockdown procedure is one of the various drills we practice throughout the year to make sure when an event like today's occurs, we are prepared and can handle the situation appropriately."

RCPD did not immediately respond to phone calls.

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