<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0TSLtx_1GvPqT5F00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0TSLtx_1GvPqT5F00" width="1280" height="720" >MTHS went into a lockdown that resulted in the arrest of a senior on Thursday, Oct. 22 during 6th period, after reports that a student had a weapon on campus. The lockdown lasted 15 minutes, from roughly 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. In this time, administrators were able to isolate the student and their bag that contained a loaded handgun, along with unprescribed pills recovered by local police. The student was then charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school facilities, possession of a stolen firearm and knowing possession of a controlled substance with no prescription. No one was harmed during the event as the student cooperated with staff. While this type of event is quite rare to MTHS, some students and staff had concerns about how the situation was handled in terms of communication. Less than an hour after the lockdown was lifted, Principal David Friedle spoke to the Hawkeye on the nature of the lockdown, but was only able to give a limited response at the time. Friedle said that he, an assistant principal and support staff received reports from a student that there might have been a weapon on campus and quickly went on the intercom and put the school into a lockdown. Then they were able to determine which student they believed had the gun and removed them from their 6th period class. Soon the police arrived and arrested the student and secured the weapon that was in a backpack. He then confirmed that the lockdown was meant to be a full lockdown was necessary to completely clear the hallways and make sure that everyone on campus was safe while police and the administrative team isolated the student and finished their investigation.According to public records, additional details indicate that after the removed the student from the classroom, Friedle and the administrative team walked the suspected student to the main office conference room where they unzipped the backpack and found the handgun with a red bandana tied to the end of it. Friedle then locked the gun up and waited for police to take over.This account was essentially the same as what&nbsp; Carrie Lee, the substitute teacher in the suspect’s class, said about the incident. She said that around five minutes after the lockdown was announced, an assistant principal unlocked her classroom door and walked straight for the student who was asleep at the time. She then took&nbsp; the student’s bag and created distance from it and the student. Friedle then walked up to the student and they escorted the suspectout of the class. After this the lockdown was still in effect for around five more minutes, along with the additional time before release. Lee said that during this time, her students were speculating what had happened, adding that they were very intuitive on body language during the event. Lee said that in the future it would be helpful to have a support staff member stay in the class to help manage students’ curiosity and questions. She also noted that the additional time before school ended and during the weekend right after unfortunately allowed rumors to fester.&nbsp;When asked about the communication during and after the incident, Lee responded fairly, saying that she believed that it was a normal process for this type of situation. She said that communication can be tricky given the seriousness of the reason for the lockdown, as usually in lockdowns the communication with teachers is through brief emails or through&nbsp; the intercom. However, Lee pointed out that she didn’t get the staff&nbsp; email during the lockdown, speculating that since she was a sub and might have not been in the loop for such emails during the event. She noted that if there were anyone else subbing for that class instead of her, communication might have been more of a problem. She said she’d probably feel more alone if she didn’t have such strong connections to the school, administrators and staff. She added that someone did reach out to her after the fact and she came in on the following Friday to talk to the administrators. Friday, Nov. 23 was a non-student day, but staff were on campus for professional development.&nbsp;Communication was more of an issue for others, with the expectations of the lockdown causing some confusion in classrooms. For example, several students reported that their classes weren’t in full lockdown. Friedle and the assistant principals have since reviewed lockdown procedures with all the staff to make sure that they are all on the same page going forward. For example, Friedle explained that they plan on physically verifying that every room is indeed in a lockdown. He added that the reason they need to do this is that announcements aren’t always heard by everyone and that they are looking into ways to ensure that the lockdown information flows out to every class. However, some did hear the announcement and thought it lacked clarity. For example, science teacher Isabel Shinnick said that the announcement wasn’t as clear as it could have been, missing some instructions our practice drills usually have. This made her unsure of what kind of lockdown it was intended to be and that some of her class didn’t take the lockdown as seriously as they should have. She also added that she didn’t think she was given enough information, but she understood the limitations given the seriousness of the situation. She said that despite these frustrations, she hopes that what was learned from this event will improve how the school will respond in the future. Editor’s Note: The Hawkeye will continue to provide updates and edits to this story as our reporting continues and more information is brought to light. If you have any comments or concerns, consider contacting us via a letter to the editor: HSM Letter to the Editor</div></body>

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MTHS went into a lockdown that resulted in the arrest of a senior on Thursday, Oct. 22 during 6th period, after reports that a student had a weapon on campus. The lockdown lasted 15 minutes, from roughly 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. In this time, administrators were able to isolate the student and their bag that contained a loaded handgun, along with unprescribed pills recovered by local police. The student was then charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school facilities, possession of a stolen firearm and knowing possession of a controlled substance with no prescription. No one was harmed during the event as the student cooperated with staff.

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MTHS went into a lockdown that resulted in the arrest of a senior on Thursday, Oct. 22 during 6th period, after reports that a student had a weapon on camp

Lockdown rattles students and staff

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