In a message to families, the district said that this response was due to unsubstantiated reports of guns on campus.
GRESHAM, Ore. — Gresham High School went on “secure” status Wednesday following unsubstantiated reports of guns on campus, according to a message sent by the school district to families.
Secure means that perimeter doors are locked and no one is allowed in or out of the building, the district explained, similar to a lockout. Classes were continuing inside the building, but the district asked that the community not try to access the school.
Gresham police were on-site to investigate the reports, which the district said are believed to be “related to the rumors that have been circulating the community all week.” Additional campus monitors and administrators were also on-site.
The Gresham-Barlow School District community has been in an uproar since late September, after a 17-year-old student allegedly threatened someone outside the high …