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Joliet Central High School on lockdown after unconfirmed reports of gun at school.
According to a statement on the Joliet Township High School District’s website, the lockdown was put in place after someone reported seeing a person with a gun entering Joliet Central High at 201 E. Jefferson St.
A phone message sent out to school parents said:
This is Joliet Township High School calling with important information. Joliet Central is in a lockdown at the present moment . Someone reported seeing a person with a gun entering the school. We have not confirmed this information. As a precaution, Joliet Central was immediately placed on lockdown. Police are on the scene and working with JTHS. We will remain on lockdown until further notice. Students who were not in the school at the time of the lockdown are being held on busses outside the school and will remain there until the all clear is given. No one is being allowed to enter the school at this time. Please do not come to the school or contact your student as this will impede our progress of the investigation. We will keep you informed as we receive information.”
The school is on lockdown as a precaution. At this time, no one is allowed to enter the building if they were not inside the building when the school went on lockdown.
Joilet Central High School officials asked parents not to come to the school or contact their children as it would impede the investigation.
About Joliet Central High School
Joliet Central High School is a public secondary school located in Joliet, Illinois. Central is part of Joliet Township High Schools, along with Joliet West and Joliet East (now defunct). Before the opening of Joliet East and West, the school was called Joliet Township High School. In 1993, when Joliet Central and Joliet West combined many of their athletic and other competitive extracurricular programs, the combined program took the old “Joliet Township” name.
In 1982, the school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by Frank Shaver Allen.
The school’s notable alumni have gone on to careers in fields from arts and letters to science and technology.
