Alexandria City High School was placed on “secure the building” status earlier today when police received an anonymous phone call of a person with a firearm in the parking lot of the King Street campus (3330 King Street).
Executive Principal Alexander Duncan III sent the following note to parents:
At about 2:37 p.m. today, the Alexandria City High School (ACHS) King Street campus was placed in “secure the building” status for 22 minutes due to an anonymous reported threat called into the Alexandria Police Department (APD) of an individual with a gun in the King Street campus parking lot. As a result, dismissal may be impacted this afternoon. APD has given us the all clear and is currently on site investigating the situation.
The decision to secure ACHS was taken out of an abundance of caution. “Secure the building” means that the school day continues on a normal schedule inside the school, but no one is allowed to enter or leave the school while the building remains secured. An Alexandria City Public Schools video provides more information on what happens when a school is placed in “secure the building” mode.
Please know the safety and security of our students and staff are of utmost priority.
ALXnow is waiting on more information on this incident from ACPS and the Alexandria Police Department.
