Camdenton High School Ordered “Hold in Place” While Potential Threat is Investigated

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Following Tuesday’s “hold in place” order being implemented for a brief time at Camdenton High School, Laker officials are looking back at how effective the order was.

“You always have to find the positives, and the positives are that our students feel comfortable enough that they know that when they bring a concern to our administration or to our teachers, that they take those concerns seriously. You know, and they want to look into it. It’s not that they’re trying to ignore, but it’s that we want to make sure that our kids are safe.”

Assistant Superintendent Doctor Jason Price says the investigation into the report of a perceived threat on Tuesday proved to be unfounded.

With the growing numbers of threats nationwide being directed toward school districts, officials are urging staff and students not to hesitate and to immediately report anything they hear that sounds like a threat so it can be investigated.

Blair Oaks and Southern Boone also reported threats over the past week with at least two juvenile students taken into custody in connection to unrelated threats at Southern Boone.

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It’s a case of better safe than sorry as the Camdenton School District implemented what they are calling a brief “hold in place” order at the high school on Tuesday.

No specific details have been released but, in a communication sent out by High School Principal Brett Thompson, it explains a “hold in place” is ordered to keep staff and students where they are and to continue business as usual so the hallways can be cleared for incidents such as medical emergencies, physical altercations and potential threats.

In the case of Tuesday’s “hold in place,” a thorough investigation was conducted and no threat was found with activities resuming as normal.

Similar incidents were also reported on Tuesday affecting the Blair Oaks School District and the Southern Boone School District on Monday and last Friday. Two students were arrested in connection to the unrelated threats in Southern Boone and the search was continuing for a suspect connected to the threat at Blair Oaks.