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Atlanta, DeKalb schools locked down
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Public School system has put 36 school under restricted lockdown due to the manhunt under way for the suspect in the shooting at Fulton County Courthouse. Additionally, all DeKalb county schools have been ordered to keep their exterior doors locked.
Under restricted lockdown, movement within the school continues as normal, but the doors are locked and manned by security personnel to restrict entry to the building. The decision on which schools to lock down was made based on the latest information APS has received from the Atlanta Police Department about the possible movement of the suspect, school officials said.
Fulton County schools are not in session today.
The Atlanta schools that are under lockdown are:
Elementary schools: Adamsville, Bethune, Blalock, Bolton Academy, Boyd, Brandon, Centennial Place, Garden Hills, Grove Park, Fain, Finch, Hill, Herndon, Jackson, Jones, Miles Oglethorpe, Peyton Forest, Rivers, Scott, Smith, Smith Kindergarten Annex, F.L. Stanton, Towns, Usher, White, Williams, Woodson, Carson Honors Preparatory.
Middle schools: Harper/Archer, Kennedy, Sutton, Turner.
High schools: Douglass, North Atlanta, Washington.
As a precaution, Clayton County school officials locked down the Brown Elementary School at 9771 Poston Road in Jonesboro.
“It is our understanding that [shooting suspect Brian Nichols] has relatives or that there is some family connection near the school and we just want to make sure our students are safe,” said school district spokesman Charles White.
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