Pasadena High School Students Finally Released to Parents After Hours on Lockdown

Pasadena High School students were finally released to their parents after some students said they were sheltering in place for hours with no food or bathroom breaks in a campus lockdown Tuesday.

PHS Alert: We are currently on lockdown. Please standby for further information.

— Pasadena High School (@PasHSBulldogs) March 14, 2023

The Pasadena Police Department and school reported the lockdown around 10:30 a.m.

Hours later, the school tweeted that the shelter in place order would continue.

Parents in the Twitter thread were replying that their children were not yet released to them by the school.

Pasadena police was bringing in canines to sweep the campus by 12 p.m.

By 1:20 p.m., the district sent out a tweet asking students to continue sheltering in place.

School lockdown still underway at @PHS and the adjacent Focus Point Academy. As police investigate, students are safe and sheltering in classrooms. We will update the community as soon as the lockdown has been lifted. The safety of our students is our top priority.

— @PasadenaUSD (@PasadenaUnified) March 14, 2023

Finally by 3:44 p.m., students were released to their parents.

Parents were complaining about the lack of information given to students and parents after the scare.