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DeSoto superintendent: Lockdown at West Elm Elementary after reported threat; campus cleared, no active shooter
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Smith told the DeSoto County School District board a reported threat triggered a lockdown at West Elm Elementary; law enforcement cleared the building by about 12:30 p.m. and the district communicated with families via ParentSquare. Dr. Smith praised the response and said officials would debrief and pursue prosecution if warranted.
Superintendent Dr. Smith told the DeSoto County School District board on March 24 that a reported threat prompted a lockdown at West Elm Elementary and that law enforcement quickly cleared the campus with no active shooter.
"I want to begin by emphasizing the purpose of the lockdown is to protect students and staff, and that that procedure worked out exactly as it was intended," Dr. Smith said, adding: "At no point was there an active shooter on campus, so I ought to be clear about that." He said the threat was called in to…
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