Parents were complaining over the lack of information after there was a student rumored to have a gun on campus. Tracy Leong reports March 14, 2023.
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.
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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.
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SIGN UP 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.
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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.
