UPDATE: The Town of Carrboro has tweeted that the school has been searched and nothing has been located. The school will notify parents when they can pick up kids and a bus will shuttle kids to Town Hall for an early pick up.
Update: School has been searched nothing has been located.
School will notify parents via calls and text when they can pick up kids
A bus will shuttle kids to town hall for early pick up.
Normal pick at school will resume at 130p— Town of Carrboro (@CarrboroTownGov) November 20, 2018
Carrboro Elementary and Carrboro United Methodist Child Care were on lockdown Tuesday morning after police received a report of an active shooter.
Carrboro Alderman Bethany Chaney tweeted shortly before noon that police were on the scene after receiving a call reporting an active shooter.
Police action at Carrboro elementary: received call of active shooter. NOT substantiated but all hands are on deck at the school. Police advise to stay away– not much room on the street.
— Bethany Chaney (@Chaney4Carrboro) November 20, 2018
Police swept the area and the school, but found no shooter or suspicious person. Shortly after noon, Carrboro officials reported there was no active shooter, no one was hurt, and all the students are safe and accounted for.
As of 12:45 pm, the school is still on soft lockdown.
Parents who want to pick up their students early are being advised to go to Carrboro Town Hall, not the school. As of 12:45 pm, there were about 60 parents gathered at Carrboro Town Commons. The school is notifying parents via calls and texts when they can pick up their students.
School officials report there will also be a bus shuttling kids from the school to Town Hall for early pickup. Normal pickup at the school will resume at 1:30; students can be picked up in the school’s auditorium.
Carrboro Elementary & Carrboro United Methodist Child Care are on lockdown for a potential active shooter situation. Parents if you would like to pick up your kids do not come to the school. Park at Town Hall & once the situation is safe you will be able to enter the property.
— Town of Carrboro (@CarrboroTownGov) November 20, 2018
Attn @CarrboroCubs Families. CES is on a lockdown & @CarrboroPD
are on site & have the situation under control. Everyone is safe. Students cannot be released & please do not come to the school. For parents, go to Carrboro Town Hall to wait. More info at https://t.co/MRJ7PKaTiC.— CHCCS (@chccs) November 20, 2018
This story will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
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