A lockout at Ute Meadows Elementary school was lifted Tuesday morning after “suspicious noises” outside the school caused concern, according to a tweet from the Jefferson County school district.
The district said students and staff were safe.
The lockout was announced minutes before 11 a.m. and lifted a few minutes later.
“It’s some kind of loud banging noises,” said Diana Wilson, spokeswoman for the school district. “I don’t know if it was a backfire from a vehicle, but any time we think it could even possibly be a gun, we think we have to have that investigated immediately.”
Ute Meadows Elementary in lockout due to hearing suspicious noises outside the school. All students and staff are safe. Lockout means business as usual inside the building; entry and exit may be restricted. More about emerg procedures:
— Jeffco Public Schools (@JeffcoSchoolsCo)
Lockout means business as usual inside the building with restricted access to school entrances and exits.
