Several schools in West De Pere were placed on lockdown for a short while yesterday.
The West De Pere School District reported that a staff member at the Middle School heard what were described as “suspicious sounds” at around 12:15 p.m., leading to a secure lockdown of the Middle, Intermediate, Elementary, and High Schools in the district.
The De Pere Police Department dispatched officers to the schools to investigate and determined there was no danger to the students or staff…