Mount Elden Middle School (MEMS) was put into lockdown Tuesday morning in response to student reports of another student possibly bringing a weapon to campus. Upon receiving the report, the school immediately notified the Flagstaff Police Department and implemented its lockdown procedures as the report was investigated. The district notified MEMS parents of the lockdown, and that, for safety, they could not pick up their children from school until further notice. Two nearby district schools -- Puente de Hózhó Elementary and Coconino High School -- were put into shelter-in-place for 15 minutes as a precautionary measure during the investigation. Both the lockdown and shelter in place measures were lifted Tuesday afternoon, with normal school operations resuming.

Source: Daily Sun September 13, 2023 19:15 UTC