A southeast Denver charter school kept students inside briefly this afternoon, as authorities served court papers to a resident near the school.
Denver police spokesman John White said sheriff’s case related to a heated civil matter, and officials chose to keep students away as a precaution.
The request to Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning was lifted after a matter of minutes at about 3:30 p.m, and students were allowed to go home.
The school, at 1700 S. Holly St., kept students in classrooms, but the campus was not on lockdown, according to an e-mail to parents from school executive director Chad Burns.
He characterized the measure as a “secure perimeter due to a safety risk in the area.”
The e-mail did not explain the security risk to parents but said it was “not an imminent threat.”
Burns wrote that a lockdown occurs when there is an imminent threat.
According to its website, the school has an enrollment of 348 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The school occupies the former Ash Grove Elementary School campus.
