Lockdown shortly after walk-out over gun safety lifted at Highland Park High School; 5 in custody

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Highland Park High School was on lockdown Tuesday morning after a report of a student with a gun in the school, city officials said on Facebook.

According to a letter from District 113 Superintendent Bruce Law sent to families, the district received an anonymous tip just after 10:20 a.m. of a rumor of a student with a gun.

Highland Park High School officials reported the tip to law enforcement, and another student came forward reporting to have seen a student with a gun.The student who allegedly had the gun was identified, and security footage showed he and another student had left the building, the letter said.They have since been taken into custody, school officials said.

The teens planned to leave class at 10:14 a.m. That's when gunfire was first heard during the Highland Park parade. RELATED: 1st funeral for Nashville school shooting victim held; police release terrifying 911 calls of attackThousands of students across Nashville walked out of class Monday, exactly one week after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School.Students marched to the Tennessee state Capitol to call for action on gun violence.

The state's governor announced new funding for school security Monday, including $140 million to hire school resource officers.

 

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So after the shooting they still refuse to put metal detectors in the schools,,, that shows all that gun safety talk was just talk..

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