I’m glad I don’t work at Bay Meadows Elementary School or Southwest Middle School today.
A PE teacher reported an explosion near Boy Meadows Elementary earlier this afternoon and the school was put on lockdown. When the Orange County Fire Department investigated they didn’t find an explosive device but they did find white powder near the school. A few hours later, Bay Meadows was taken off lockdown and students were transported to Southwest Middle where parents and school buses could pick them up.
When a school is put on lockdown students can’t leave, even if their parents come to pick them up. This is done to ensure the students’ safety. In a situation like this, if a parent was leaving with their child and another explosion occurred, both could be injured. No one wants that.
I’ll pass along more information as I find it.
Christian says:
I went to Bay Meadows and I currently go to Southwest. This is sorta freaky my friend told me his brother was on the playground (where the explosion was) minutes before it happened.
4/24/2009, 7:07 pmLaura says:
It is a bit freaky. I imagine it was pretty scary for the students that were at Bay Meadows.
Safety First says:
Sounds like the school took the right steps and made sure no one was hurt.
4/24/2009, 10:19 pm