UPDATE 11:27 a.m.- Lockout lifted

10:40 a.m., Feb. 19, 2020 — As a precaution, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School has been placed on a lockout due to heavy police activity near the school. The police activity has nothing to do with the school.

Lockout means everyone is inside the school and the outside doors are locked. No one is allowed to come in or leave. The school day continues on a normal schedule.

We will update this post once the lockout is lifted.

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