TUESDAY STORMS CAUSE FALSE ALARM LOCKDOWN AT AN OAK RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
An electrical system issue triggered a lockdown scare at Robertsville Middle School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Tuesday morning. According to the school system, the incident prompted a Level 4 lockdown, but there was no actual threat to anyone’s safety. Oak Ridge Police Department responded quickly, arrived on scene, and thoroughly cleared the building.
Officials are investigating the cause of the alarm, with early reports suggesting it was activated by an electrical event likely related to severe weather. Several rounds of strong storms had moved through the East Tennessee area overnight and into the morning, causing power outages and road delays in the region.
