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Above video: Hear from SCCPSS Police Chief astir Wednesday's hoaxUpdate 5:00 p.m.: SCCPSS released a connection astir Wednesday's progressive shooter hoax:Today, SCCPSS responded to a telephone that a gunman was astatine Savannah High School connected Pennsylvania Avenue. The schoolhouse district’s grooming and information protocols, bureau partnerships, and enactment of our Board of Education Police Department (Campus Police) resulted successful a swift and contiguous effect to the perceived threat. After the archetypal effect to place and eradicate the threat, a afloat expanse of the field was conducted. The lawsuit was determined to beryllium a mendacious claim. There were nary weapons connected campus, and nary 1 was recovered to beryllium armed. Our effect to the concern was swift and appropriate. The concern was taken seriously, and each information precautions were implemented. “I applaud the enactment of our archetypal responders and the multi-agency enactment that the schoolhouse territory has built done the fantabulous enactment of our Campus Police Department and dedicated schoolhouse staff,” said Dr. Ann Levett, Superintendent of Schools. “We each play a relation successful schoolhouse safety, and portion this hoax was terrifying and incredibly reckless, we saw first-hand the corporate work that exists successful our assemblage erstwhile it comes to protecting our children.”At this time, determination is nary accusation that suggests immoderate of our students oregon unit were progressive successful this matter. The probe is ongoing. SCCPSS is alert of galore mendacious statements and hoaxes contiguous that person created disruptions astatine different schools locally and astatine different schoolhouse districts crossed the state. In summation to tying up instrumentality enforcement resources, these hoaxes tin make fearfulness and trauma for students and unit and the District is prepared to connection assistance. School guidance counselors and schoolhouse societal workers volition beryllium connected tract astatine Savannah High and Savannah Early College to assistance students, faculty, staff, and families wherever needed.“Our committedness to the information of each pupil and each unit subordinate successful our schoolhouse strategy volition not waiver,” said BOE Police Chief Terry Enoch. “We walk countless hours training, investing successful information mechanisms, and implementing effect protocols. Every schoolhouse is trained to efficaciously lockdown, unafraid the campus, and guarantee students and unit are safe. Our sworn officers are trained to respond instantly and to conscionable the menace caput on. We are thankful for the resources disposable successful enactment of our efforts and volition proceed our ngo to guarantee each students are afforded a safe, unafraid learning environment.” Update 11:40 a.m.: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a connection regarding Wednesday's hoaxes.Update 11:24 a.m.: SCCPSS has released much accusation astir however parents tin prime up their children:"Students are harmless and person been moved to a unification constituent wrong the school. Any genitor who wishes to motion retired their kid whitethorn bash truthful by entering the rear of the schoolhouse from the Capital Steet broadside disconnected President Street. There is nary introduction astatine the beforehand of the school. Pennsylvania Street is closed. Do not participate the beforehand of the school. Please person an ID with you astatine prime up. Parent/Guardian recognition volition beryllium checked astatine motion out.Rumors persist of injuries astatine the school. There are nary injuries oregon deaths. We privation to reassure our families that we instrumentality each threats earnestly and volition DO everything successful our powerfulness to support our students and unit safe. Once again, exigency responders person completed the hunt of Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College and person fixed the each clear. The field has been deemed harmless and reports of a gunman astatine the schoolhouse are false. Campus Police Officers and School Staff volition stay connected tract for the remainder of the time to guarantee the information of all."Update 11:04 a.m.: SCCPSS Campus Police Chief Terry Enoch says a telephone came successful stating an progressive shooter entered Savannah High, "they were precise circumstantial astir determination and that students were injured."Update 10:49 a.m.: SCCPSS spokesperson Sheila Blanco said Savannah High School and Savannah Early College classes are canceled for the remainder of the day.Update 10:13 a.m.: Sheila Blanco, SCCPSS spokesperson, says determination was nary shooting astatine the school. Students are being reunited with parents.Update 10:09 a.m.: Brunswick High and Camden County High School person besides had reports of progressive shooter situations Wednesday morning. Both reports were shown to beryllium unfounded.Update 10:05 a.m.: School officials astatine the country accidental determination are nary casualties.Update 10 a.m.: Bulloch County Schools person issued the pursuing statement: "We are alert of the imaginable information situations successful Savannah this morning. Official reports are that this is simply a hoax; however, we volition stay vigilant, travel information protocols, and support successful interaction with instrumentality enforcement arsenic we proceed a mean schoolhouse day."Update 9:54 a.m.: Savannah Mayor Van Johnson has issued the pursuing statement:"I person been advised that exigency responders are connected tract and searching Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College this greeting successful effect to unconfirmed reports of a gunman successful the country of the campus. A lockdown was initiated astatine the school. Emergency responders are evacuating students to a harmless unification constituent portion the hunt continues. Despite societal media rumors, determination is nary accusation astatine this clip to corroborate that the reports are accurate; however, a afloat effect to the imaginable menace is taking spot for the information of each occupants. Parents volition beryllium provided accusation arsenic to reunification process with students erstwhile the each wide is given.The Savannah Police Department and #TeamSavannah basal acceptable to assistance SCCPSS wherever needed."Update 9:50 a.m.: Savannah-Chatham County Schools person issued the pursuing statement:"Emergency responders are connected tract and searching Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College this greeting successful effect to unconfirmed reports of a gunman successful the country of the campus. A lockdown was initiated astatine the school. Emergency responders are evacuating students to a harmless unification constituent portion the hunt continues. There is nary accusation astatine this clip to corroborate that the reports are accurate; however, a afloat effect to the imaginable menace is taking spot for the information of each occupants. Parents volition beryllium provided accusation arsenic to reunification process with students erstwhile the each wide is given."Update 9:42 a.m.: Effingham County Schools person issued a connection pursuing the incidental astatine Savannah High."Good greeting EMS Families! We are alert of a imaginable shooter astatine Savannah High School. We are going to instrumentality further steps contiguous to spell to a Level 2 lockdown to guarantee we support our students and unit safe.Level 2 lockdowns necessitate america to beryllium astatine mean procedures with restricted question extracurricular of the classroom. All students/staff are required to enactment successful their classrooms." Update 9:34 a.m.: Savannah Police, Georgia State Patrol, Thunderbolt Police and national authorities are among the galore agencies responding.Update 9:18 a.m.: Video from the country has been added above.Initial report: A dense constabulary beingness is being reported astatine Savannah High School.Multiple agencies and dozens of officers are responding with lights and sirens activated.Nearby streets person been closed.Additional details are scarce astatine this time. WJCL has a unit en route. Check backmost for updates we we larn more.TRENDING STORIESFBI confirms remains recovered successful Savannah landfill beryllium to missing toddler Quinton SimonShowers, thunderstorms get Wednesday. The updated timing for your neighborhoodIs Harris Teeter inactive coming to Lady's Island? Construction stalls, 'coming soon' signs gone
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
Above video: Hear from SCCPSS Police Chief astir Wednesday's hoax
Update 5:00 p.m.: SCCPSS released a connection astir Wednesday's progressive shooter hoax:
Today, SCCPSS responded to a telephone that a gunman was astatine Savannah High School connected Pennsylvania Avenue. The schoolhouse district’s grooming and information protocols, bureau partnerships, and enactment of our Board of Education Police Department (Campus Police) resulted successful a swift and contiguous effect to the perceived threat. After the archetypal effect to place and eradicate the threat, a afloat expanse of the field was conducted. The lawsuit was determined to beryllium a mendacious claim. There were nary weapons connected campus, and nary 1 was recovered to beryllium armed.
Our effect to the concern was swift and appropriate. The concern was taken seriously, and each information precautions were implemented. “I applaud the enactment of our archetypal responders and the multi-agency enactment that the schoolhouse territory has built done the fantabulous enactment of our Campus Police Department and dedicated schoolhouse staff,” said Dr. Ann Levett, Superintendent of Schools. “We each play a relation successful schoolhouse safety, and portion this hoax was terrifying and incredibly reckless, we saw first-hand the corporate work that exists successful our assemblage erstwhile it comes to protecting our children.”
At this time, determination is nary accusation that suggests immoderate of our students oregon unit were progressive successful this matter. The probe is ongoing. SCCPSS is alert of galore mendacious statements and hoaxes contiguous that person created disruptions astatine different schools locally and astatine different schoolhouse districts crossed the state. In summation to tying up instrumentality enforcement resources, these hoaxes tin make fearfulness and trauma for students and unit and the District is prepared to connection assistance. School guidance counselors and schoolhouse societal workers volition beryllium connected tract astatine Savannah High and Savannah Early College to assistance students, faculty, staff, and families wherever needed.
“Our committedness to the information of each pupil and each unit subordinate successful our schoolhouse strategy volition not waiver,” said BOE Police Chief Terry Enoch. “We walk countless hours training, investing successful information mechanisms, and implementing effect protocols. Every schoolhouse is trained to efficaciously lockdown, unafraid the campus, and guarantee students and unit are safe. Our sworn officers are trained to respond instantly and to conscionable the menace caput on. We are thankful for the resources disposable successful enactment of our efforts and volition proceed our ngo to guarantee each students are afforded a safe, unafraid learning environment.”
Update 11:40 a.m.: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a connection regarding Wednesday's hoaxes.
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Update 11:24 a.m.: SCCPSS has released much accusation astir however parents tin prime up their children:
"Students are harmless and person been moved to a unification constituent wrong the school. Any genitor who wishes to motion retired their kid whitethorn bash truthful by entering the rear of the schoolhouse from the Capital Steet broadside disconnected President Street. There is nary introduction astatine the beforehand of the school. Pennsylvania Street is closed. Do not participate the beforehand of the school. Please person an ID with you astatine prime up. Parent/Guardian recognition volition beryllium checked astatine motion out.
Rumors persist of injuries astatine the school. There are nary injuries oregon deaths. We privation to reassure our families that we instrumentality each threats earnestly and volition DO everything successful our powerfulness to support our students and unit safe.
Once again, exigency responders person completed the hunt of Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College and person fixed the each clear. The field has been deemed harmless and reports of a gunman astatine the schoolhouse are false. Campus Police Officers and School Staff volition stay connected tract for the remainder of the time to guarantee the information of all."
Update 11:04 a.m.: SCCPSS Campus Police Chief Terry Enoch says a telephone came successful stating an progressive shooter entered Savannah High, "they were precise circumstantial astir determination and that students were injured."
Update 10:49 a.m.: SCCPSS spokesperson Sheila Blanco said Savannah High School and Savannah Early College classes are canceled for the remainder of the day.
Update 10:13 a.m.: Sheila Blanco, SCCPSS spokesperson, says there was nary shooting astatine the school. Students are being reunited with parents.
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Update 10:09 a.m.: Brunswick High and Camden County High School person besides had reports of progressive shooter situations Wednesday morning. Both reports were shown to beryllium unfounded.
Update 10:05 a.m.: School officials astatine the country accidental determination are nary casualties.
Update 10 a.m.: Bulloch County Schools person issued the pursuing statement: "We are alert of the imaginable information situations successful Savannah this morning. Official reports are that this is simply a hoax; however, we volition stay vigilant, travel information protocols, and support successful interaction with instrumentality enforcement arsenic we proceed a mean schoolhouse day."
Update 9:54 a.m.: Savannah Mayor Van Johnson has issued the pursuing statement:
"I person been advised that exigency responders are connected tract and searching Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College this greeting successful effect to unconfirmed reports of a gunman successful the country of the campus.
A lockdown was initiated astatine the school. Emergency responders are evacuating students to a harmless unification constituent portion the hunt continues.
Despite societal media rumors, determination is nary accusation astatine this clip to corroborate that the reports are accurate; however, a afloat effect to the imaginable menace is taking spot for the information of each occupants.
Parents volition beryllium provided accusation arsenic to reunification process with students erstwhile the each wide is given.
The Savannah Police Department and #TeamSavannah basal acceptable to assistance SCCPSS wherever needed."
Update 9:50 a.m.: Savannah-Chatham County Schools person issued the pursuing statement:
"Emergency responders are connected tract and searching Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College this greeting successful effect to unconfirmed reports of a gunman successful the country of the campus. A lockdown was initiated astatine the school. Emergency responders are evacuating students to a harmless unification constituent portion the hunt continues. There is nary accusation astatine this clip to corroborate that the reports are accurate; however, a afloat effect to the imaginable menace is taking spot for the information of each occupants. Parents volition beryllium provided accusation arsenic to reunification process with students erstwhile the each wide is given."
Update 9:42 a.m.: Effingham County Schools person issued a connection pursuing the incidental astatine Savannah High.
"Good greeting EMS Families!
We are alert of a imaginable shooter astatine Savannah High School. We are going to instrumentality further steps contiguous to spell to a Level 2 lockdown to guarantee we support our students and unit safe.
Level 2 lockdowns necessitate america to beryllium astatine mean procedures with restricted question extracurricular of the classroom. All students/staff are required to enactment successful their classrooms."
Update 9:34 a.m.: Savannah Police, Georgia State Patrol, Thunderbolt Police and national authorities are among the galore agencies responding.
Update 9:18 a.m.: Video from the country has been added above.
Initial report: A dense constabulary beingness is being reported astatine Savannah High School.
Multiple agencies and dozens of officers are responding with lights and sirens activated.
Nearby streets person been closed.
Additional details are scarce astatine this time.
WJCL has a unit en route. Check backmost for updates we we larn more.
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