LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — On Friday, September 12, 2025, Lafayette High School went into shelter in place after a student reported what they thought was a weapon in another student’s backpack.
Unfortunately, the modern era has made schools very quick to respond to such claims. LHS acted quickly to shut things down and investigate. Luckily, there was no weapon on campus. What the student thought was a weapon was actually a voice recorder.
“The shelter-in-place at Lafayette High School has been lifted following a thorough investigation,” LPSS Communications Director Tracy Wirtz said in a statement on Friday. “Earlier today, a student reported that she believed another student may have been in possession of a weapon. School administrators immediately contacted the Lafayette Police Department, who responded to the campus. Parents were notified of the shelter-in-place.”
“After reviewing video footage and locating the student in question, officers determined the individual had a voice recorder and not a weapon,” the release continued. “As part of their investigation, officers also searched trash receptacles and surrounding areas before providing an all-clear.”
They Were Right to Act
Hindsight being what it is, there are those who would ask, “A student couldn’t tell the difference between a voice recorder and a weapon?” To which I would say the old TSA rule following 9/11 applies here: If you see something, say something…