After a tense afternoon that saw Jordan High School in Durham under lockdown, district officials have confirmed the measure has been lifted with no weapon found on campus. According to a CBS 17 report, the lockdown was initiated following a report of a student possibly armed with a weapon, prompting a thorough search by law enforcement. After students had spent nearly 45 minutes in lockdown, the all-clear was given just before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
Students at the school experienced a rollercoaster of emotions during the incident, as fears were fueled by reminders of past school shootings. “I thought we were about to be next on that list,” a senior named Kaylee told CBS 17, recounting the announcement of the lockdown while transitioning between classes. Alongside the police, deputies from the Durham County sheriff executed a sweep of the property, an action reported by ABC11, but their search confirmed that there was no evidence of a weapon at the scene.
The brief encounter with a potential threat left a lasting impression on the students. In an interview obtained by CBS 17, Beckett, another student, expressed how the lockdown made them feel “a little unsafe at school.” The incident was a jarring repeat of emotions from April when the school last faced a lockdown due to a shooting across the street from the campus grounds, as highlighted by WRAL…